❓ The Premier outlines the government's policy on prostitution, focusing on the failure of the previous 'containment and control' policy and the introduction of new legislation to address streetwalking. He criticises the previous Labor government's inaction on the issue.
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What is the Government's policy on brothels and massage parlours as opposed to streetwalkers and kerb crawlers? Mr COURT
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For many years and under different Governments, this State has had a policy known as "containment and control". As the current Police Commissioner said last week - the previous commissioner also said it on numerous occasions - the containment policy has not been working. Our most serious concern has been streetwalking. That came to a head and the Government acted by introducing legislation to control it. I sat in this Parliament for 10 years while a Labor Government refused to do anything. As a Government, we have acted by introducing legislation to control that situation. Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
Mr COURT replied: For many years and under different Governments, this State has had a policy known as "containment and control". As the current Police Commissioner said last week - the previous commissioner also said it on numerous occasions - the containment policy has not been working. Our most serious concern has been streetwalking. That came to a head and the Government acted by introducing legislation to control it. I sat in this Parliament for 10 years while a Labor Government refused to do anything. As a Government, we have acted by introducing legislation to control that situation. Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
For many years and under different Governments, this State has had a policy known as "containment and control". As the current Police Commissioner said last week - the previous commissioner also said it on numerous occasions - the containment policy has not been working. Our most serious concern has been streetwalking. That came to a head and the Government acted by introducing legislation to control it. I sat in this Parliament for 10 years while a Labor Government refused to do anything. As a Government, we have acted by introducing legislation to control that situation. Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
I sat in this Parliament for 10 years while a Labor Government refused to do anything. As a Government, we have acted by introducing legislation to control that situation. Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
Mr COURT replied: For many years and under different Governments, this State has had a policy known as "containment and control". As the current Police Commissioner said last week - the previous commissioner also said it on numerous occasions - the containment policy has not been working. Our most serious concern has been streetwalking. That came to a head and the Government acted by introducing legislation to control it. I sat in this Parliament for 10 years while a Labor Government refused to do anything. As a Government, we have acted by introducing legislation to control that situation. Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
For many years and under different Governments, this State has had a policy known as "containment and control". As the current Police Commissioner said last week - the previous commissioner also said it on numerous occasions - the containment policy has not been working. Our most serious concern has been streetwalking. That came to a head and the Government acted by introducing legislation to control it. I sat in this Parliament for 10 years while a Labor Government refused to do anything. As a Government, we have acted by introducing legislation to control that situation. Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
I sat in this Parliament for 10 years while a Labor Government refused to do anything. As a Government, we have acted by introducing legislation to control that situation. Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
Several members interjected. Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
Mr COURT: Members opposite did nothing during 10 years in government. The Labor Government conducted inquiries but did nothing. This Government has acted by introducing legislation, and I hope it will work.
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