Extreme animal activists may face up to five years imprisonment and millions of dollars in fines following the tightening of federal laws surrounding the unlawful invasion of agricultural properties.
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Announced on Thursday, the changes are a reaction to invasion protests staged earlier in the year by groups wherein activists invaded farms, liberating animals and destroying husbandry tools.
"I think it's marvellous," said Alan Brown, district chairman of NSW Farmers.
"The laws have always been there but the punishment has always been minor, even if they've succeeded in destroying the business.
"Now, the punishment can match the scale of the crime. It's particularly important for catastrophic damages to the business."
It is also a measure that has been supported by Riverina Greens representative Michael Bayles, who said the rights animals should not be placed ahead of the livelihood of farmers.
"I'm happy with these changes, I really do stand by what the farmers do in our region and elsewhere," he said.
"The Greens position has always been not to support these kinds of extreme protests."
To coincide with the year's demonstrations, published the addresses of producers around the country.
These new law changes have sought to outlaw the behaviour, by expanding the Privacy Act and assigning a $2.1 million penalty to the practice.
Mr Brown believes the laws will create a deterrent to see the trend curbed in time.
"[Farm invasions] are definitely on the increase, they're becoming more and more bold, organised and bigger as time goes on.
"I'm not sure I could say what the root of the rise is, but having tougher laws will see it go down again."
Nevertheless, Mr Brown said the laws will be a temporary fix unless action is made now to create generational change.
"We need to get people more educated on how these industries actually function," he said.
"Of course, some people will just have a deep hatred for any sort of animal husbandry, but for the rest it starts with schools.
"If people are growing up with a better understanding of the industry, about how it's a human need to use animal products to survive, if they are becoming aware of how sophisticated the process, production and transportation actually is, then they can appreciate it all a bit more.
"It comes down to understanding that it doesn't start on the shelves at Woolies."