<h1>Bill to decriminalise 288 offences, shift to administrative penalties and warnings, and raise fines automatically every three years</h1> A bill introduced in the lower house seeks to amend multiple Central Acts to expand decriminalisation and administrative enforcement: 355 provisions across 16 Acts are targeted, with 288 decriminalised and 67 amended to ease living standards. First-time contraventions for 76 offences would attract advisories or warnings rather than prosecution; imprisonment for minor, technical or procedural defaults would be replaced by monetary penalties or warnings. Penalties would be rationalised with graduated sanctions for repeat offences, adjudication shifted in many cases to designated officers to reduce judicial burden, and fines set to increase automatically by 10% every three years. The bill has been referred to a select committee for review.