❓ Premier Court deflects questions about sentencing legislation by accusing the opposition of hypocrisy for rejecting the government's sentencing matrix, designed to increase minimum sentences.
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sentencing act, amendments
(1) Can the Premier explain why the sentencing legislation will allow the most serious criminals in the State to be released earlier from prison - in some cases, years earlier? (2) Will the Premier recall the Sentencing Act amendments that allow early release and make amendments that will ensure that serious criminals do not benefit from changes to sentencing laws? Mr COURT
(1) Can the Premier explain why the sentencing legislation will allow the most serious criminals in the State to be released earlier from prison - in some cases, years earlier? (2) Will the Premier recall the Sentencing Act amendments that allow early release and make amendments that will ensure that serious criminals do not benefit from changes to sentencing laws? Mr COURT
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(1)-(2) What hypocrisy from the member for Fremantle to come into the Chamber after the Labor Party threw out the sentencing matrix! Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
(2) Will the Premier recall the Sentencing Act amendments that allow early release and make amendments that will ensure that serious criminals do not benefit from changes to sentencing laws? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) What hypocrisy from the member for Fremantle to come into the Chamber after the Labor Party threw out the sentencing matrix! Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) What hypocrisy from the member for Fremantle to come into the Chamber after the Labor Party threw out the sentencing matrix! Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
(1)-(2) What hypocrisy from the member for Fremantle to come into the Chamber after the Labor Party threw out the sentencing matrix! Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
(2) Will the Premier recall the Sentencing Act amendments that allow early release and make amendments that will ensure that serious criminals do not benefit from changes to sentencing laws? Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) What hypocrisy from the member for Fremantle to come into the Chamber after the Labor Party threw out the sentencing matrix! Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
Mr COURT replied: (1)-(2) What hypocrisy from the member for Fremantle to come into the Chamber after the Labor Party threw out the sentencing matrix! Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
(1)-(2) What hypocrisy from the member for Fremantle to come into the Chamber after the Labor Party threw out the sentencing matrix! Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
Dr Gallop: Knock, Knock! Negative, negative! Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
Mr COURT: I will tell the member what is negative! The Government created a sentencing matrix that would have given the Parliament the ability to increase minimum sentences. The Labor Party rejected it and yet it has the audacity to come into the Parliament saying that it wants legislation that will result in those changes. What a nerve! The member knows exactly what is in the sentencing legislation and what the Labor Party did with the sentencing matrix. The member is pretty good at twisting things. We have not had any questions from him this week. The Government was wondering whether he would pop his head up on the last day. I am told that he has been pining a bit this week: Is that right? I was wondering why the member has been so quiet this week.
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