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Australian government planning to ban registered child sex offenders from travelling overseas

Australian government planning to ban registered child sex offenders from travelling overseas

India Blooms News Service | | 30 May 2017, 05:54 pm
Sydney, May 30 (IBNS): In a major move, the Australian government is planning to introduce tough new law that will try to crack down on child sex tourism.

The government said the new law will prevent registered child sex offenders from travelling overseas.

"Today the Coalition Government announced it will introduce tough new laws which will prevent registered child sex offenders from travelling overseas," the Australian government said in a statement.

"New legislation will make Australia a world leader in protecting vulnerable children from child sex tourism by prohibiting registered child sex offenders from leaving Australia or holding Australian passports," it said.

The government said there is an estimated 20,000 registered  child sex offenders in Australia.

"With almost 800 registered child sex offenders travelling overseas in 2016, and more than one third doing so without permission, it was clear the existing passport legislation was not working," read the statement.

"The new legislation will impose higher standards than existing rules, putting a stop to child sex offenders travelling to vulnerable countries where they are out of sight and reach of Australian law," it said.

 

Image: Wikimedia Commons

 

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