Attorney-General's

Mr Fletcher asked the Attorney-General, in writing, on 18 June 2012:

Can she itemise each strict liability offence that has been introduced by legislation since the election in 2007.

Ms Roxon: The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

Strict liability offences form part of a number of regulatory schemes in Commonwealth legislation, many of which fall outside the scope of responsibility of the Attorney-General's Department. There is no existing compilation of strict liability offences contained in Commonwealth legislation. Therefore it would require a manual analysis of all legislation enacted in the 42nd and 43rd Parliaments to identify every strict liability offence.

Providing such a response would involve an unreasonable diversion of resources. As such, a response cannot be provided.