EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES
ILLEGAL POSSESSION. URGENT MEASURE IN VICTORIA. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, December 6. The Ministry has asked the Legislative Assembly .to pass an .urgent measurel—namely, the Substances Bill—which will make it difficult; for criminals to obtain explosives, and. pto-: yides for the imposition of heavy penal-; tiesi for being in the possession of explosives except for legitimate industrial purposes. BILL PASSES ALL STAGES. . IMPRISONMENT PROVIDED FOR. , ' MELBOURNE, December 5. • Oho of the main clauses of the Explosive, Substances Bill, which was introduced as an urgent measure, provides for 15 years’ imprisonment for any person unlawfully, causing an! explosion likely to, endanger life or tocause serious injury to property. ■ The Bill was -passed through all stages in both Houses.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20584, 6 December 1928, Page 9
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