A SPATE of incidents where rocks and bottles have been thrown at buses and cars has prompted Attorney General Christian Porter to seek legal advice to introduce laws to make it illegal to throw any object at vehicles.
“I am currently exploring the option of introducing laws similar to those in New South Wales where an offender found guilty of throwing an object at a vehicle, in circumstances of recklessness, could be jailed for up to five years,” Mr Porter said.
The latest incident occurred on Saturday night when a champagne bottle was thrown at a bus in Hillarys and shattered a window, showering the driver and passengers with glass.
It follows numerous other incidents of rocks being thrown at buses in the northern and eastern suburbs, plus an incident last week in which an 18-year-old girl crashed her car into a power pole after rocks were thrown at her car in Safety Bay.
“These laws would apply even if the incident was not a legal assault, which is already an offence,” said Mr Porter.
“They would also apply regardless of whether the offender intended to harm a person in a vehicle, whether the offender actually hit the vehicle or even if the vehicle was moving at the time.”
Mr Porter said it would take until Parliament resumes after the winter recess to receive the legal advice.