❓ Mr Jacob asks about the new victims of crime website. Mr Porter responds, highlighting the website's features and congratulating those involved, while also making some lighthearted jabs at other members.
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VICTIMS OF CRIME WEBSITE
I refer to the Attorney General’s announcement on 24 March relating to the launch of the government’s new victims of crime website. I am sure that the impact of crime on its victims, and ways in which the government can help, are matters of great concern for all members in this place. Can the Attorney General inform the house of the details of this initiative? Mr C.C. PORTER
I refer to the Attorney General’s announcement on 24 March relating to the launch of the government’s new victims of crime website. I am sure that the impact of crime on its victims, and ways in which the government can help, are matters of great concern for all members in this place. Can the Attorney General inform the house of the details of this initiative? Mr C.C. PORTER
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I thank the member for his question. It strikes me that perhaps the reason he is asking the question is that victim issues are very important in his electorate. He is also well and truly ensconced in generation Y. He is a logical pick for asking a question about websites, given the unavailability of the member for Forrestfield. This is an extremely good advance in the way in which we treat victims of crime in this state. After a vigorous question time there may be some agreement on both sides of the house about how we go about dealing with this matter, and the good work represented by this website. Mr A.J. Waddell : The page was not found on the website! Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Mr C.C. PORTER replied: I thank the member for his question. It strikes me that perhaps the reason he is asking the question is that victim issues are very important in his electorate. He is also well and truly ensconced in generation Y. He is a logical pick for asking a question about websites, given the unavailability of the member for Forrestfield. This is an extremely good advance in the way in which we treat victims of crime in this state. After a vigorous question time there may be some agreement on both sides of the house about how we go about dealing with this matter, and the good work represented by this website. Mr A.J. Waddell : The page was not found on the website! Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
I thank the member for his question. It strikes me that perhaps the reason he is asking the question is that victim issues are very important in his electorate. He is also well and truly ensconced in generation Y. He is a logical pick for asking a question about websites, given the unavailability of the member for Forrestfield. This is an extremely good advance in the way in which we treat victims of crime in this state. After a vigorous question time there may be some agreement on both sides of the house about how we go about dealing with this matter, and the good work represented by this website. Mr A.J. Waddell : The page was not found on the website! Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Mr A.J. Waddell : The page was not found on the website! Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Mr C.C. PORTER replied: I thank the member for his question. It strikes me that perhaps the reason he is asking the question is that victim issues are very important in his electorate. He is also well and truly ensconced in generation Y. He is a logical pick for asking a question about websites, given the unavailability of the member for Forrestfield. This is an extremely good advance in the way in which we treat victims of crime in this state. After a vigorous question time there may be some agreement on both sides of the house about how we go about dealing with this matter, and the good work represented by this website. Mr A.J. Waddell : The page was not found on the website! Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
I thank the member for his question. It strikes me that perhaps the reason he is asking the question is that victim issues are very important in his electorate. He is also well and truly ensconced in generation Y. He is a logical pick for asking a question about websites, given the unavailability of the member for Forrestfield. This is an extremely good advance in the way in which we treat victims of crime in this state. After a vigorous question time there may be some agreement on both sides of the house about how we go about dealing with this matter, and the good work represented by this website. Mr A.J. Waddell : The page was not found on the website! Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Mr A.J. Waddell : The page was not found on the website! Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Mr C.C. PORTER : I can assure the member that, notwithstanding his great skills, he is looking in the wrong spot. I have a printout here, produced five minutes before question time. He will just have to trust me. The member for Forrestfield might be good at playing World of Warcraft and finding www.newsforgamers.com, but I can assure him that he is mistaken, and the website is there. I will take him into it afterwards. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the former Attorney General for his role in this project. He is not here, so I will not have to sit down and hold hands and sing Kumbaya . To an extent, he was pivotal in this project, and it is a great step forward. Another former Attorney General, Cheryl Edwardes, who was chair of the Victims of Crime Reference Group, also had great input into this project. This website is designed by victims for victims. It moves down a hierarchy of matters and coalesces all the information and services that successive governments have put together to advance the rights of victims. Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
Looking at the website—which I can assure the member for Forrestfield is live—just before question time I found four fantastic pieces of information for victims. First of all, something that I had no idea of at all before looking at the website: the Department of the Attorney General offers childminding facilities for victims of crime who are witnesses. Not many people have any idea that that service exists, but that information is available at this one-stop shop. There is an excellent section dealing with the media, which is one of the longest sections in the website and is right next to the information about child care. It covers matters like sub judice contempt—the idea that somebody who may be a witness in a criminal matter giving an early statement to the media could be making a prior inconsistent statement that could affect the prosecution. These matters are not readily knowable without access to this website. There are direct links to criminal injuries compensation facilities, explaining how compensation occurs and how someone can apply. It alerts people to a matter that many victims are not aware of; that is, that a victim has only three years in which to apply for compensation. There is a limitation period on criminal injuries. Another link sends victims of road accidents that involved crimes straight through to facilities for third party insurance claims. It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
It is an absolutely fantastic website, putting together a range of services for victims. This is the only one of its kind anywhere in Australia. Good work has been done over successive governments, and this is a real advance in the way in which we coalesce information for victims.
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