❓ Dr. Walker asks the Attorney General about the timeline for responding to the 2019 review of the Criminal Property Confiscation Act. The response acknowledges the review and competing priorities, stating the recommendations are under consideration.
AnsweredQoN 177Legislative Council
Asked
27 May 2021
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CRIMINAL PROPERTY CONFISCATION ACT — REVIEW
177. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer the Attorney General to the review of the Criminal Property Confiscation
Act, undertaken by Hon Wayne Martin, which concluded two years ago
almost to the day, and was tabled, without comment, in the other place in
December 2019. Acknowledging the many other legislative reforms currently in
the pipeline, I nonetheless ask: what
timetable, if any, is the Attorney General working to in terms of a formal
response to the review, either in whole or in part, and when might we
reasonably expect to see something tabled here or in the other place?
177. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer the Attorney General to the review of the Criminal Property Confiscation
Act, undertaken by Hon Wayne Martin, which concluded two years ago
almost to the day, and was tabled, without comment, in the other place in
December 2019. Acknowledging the many other legislative reforms currently in
the pipeline, I nonetheless ask: what
timetable, if any, is the Attorney General working to in terms of a formal
response to the review, either in whole or in part, and when might we
reasonably expect to see something tabled here or in the other place?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer is
provided on behalf of the Attorney General.
As
the member rightly points out, the government has a considerable legislative
agenda. Additionally, for much of last year, significant resources in the
Department of Justice were redirected to the COVID-19 pandemic response. The
Martin review made more than 60 recommendations canvassing both legislative and
administrative matters, with the primary recommendation being that the
government give consideration to repealing and replacing the act in its
entirety. The recommendations in the Martin review remain under detailed
consideration by the government, noting that the criminal property confiscation
scheme is complex and any reform, should it be pursued, would be a large body
of work.
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer is
provided on behalf of the Attorney General.
As
the member rightly points out, the government has a considerable legislative
agenda. Additionally, for much of last year, significant resources in the
Department of Justice were redirected to the COVID-19 pandemic response. The
Martin review made more than 60 recommendations canvassing both legislative and
administrative matters, with the primary recommendation being that the
government give consideration to repealing and replacing the act in its
entirety. The recommendations in the Martin review remain under detailed
consideration by the government, noting that the criminal property confiscation
scheme is complex and any reform, should it be pursued, would be a large body
of work.
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