❓ Mr McGinty asks the Premier about promised increased penalties for crimes against seniors. The Premier responds that specific penalties are contingent on the passage of 'matrix legislation' and subsequent regulations.
AnsweredQoN 20Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 August 2000
Member
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I refer to the Premier's promise to increase penalties for crimes against seniors. Can the Premier now tell the House what the new penalties will be and for what crimes? Mr COURT
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I have had discussions with the Attorney General about some of penalties involved. If the matrix legislation passes through the Parliament - we hope it does - there will be categories within that legislation of different types of crime. We will introduce a regulation that will increase those minimum penalties. I cannot give members specific examples at this stage. However, the Government's commitment is that immediately that legislation passes, it will bring in a regulation that will see significant increases in penalties. It will be up to Parliament whether it disallows those regulations.
Mr COURT replied: I have had discussions with the Attorney General about some of penalties involved. If the matrix legislation passes through the Parliament - we hope it does - there will be categories within that legislation of different types of crime. We will introduce a regulation that will increase those minimum penalties. I cannot give members specific examples at this stage. However, the Government's commitment is that immediately that legislation passes, it will bring in a regulation that will see significant increases in penalties. It will be up to Parliament whether it disallows those regulations.
I have had discussions with the Attorney General about some of penalties involved. If the matrix legislation passes through the Parliament - we hope it does - there will be categories within that legislation of different types of crime. We will introduce a regulation that will increase those minimum penalties. I cannot give members specific examples at this stage. However, the Government's commitment is that immediately that legislation passes, it will bring in a regulation that will see significant increases in penalties. It will be up to Parliament whether it disallows those regulations.
Mr COURT replied: I have had discussions with the Attorney General about some of penalties involved. If the matrix legislation passes through the Parliament - we hope it does - there will be categories within that legislation of different types of crime. We will introduce a regulation that will increase those minimum penalties. I cannot give members specific examples at this stage. However, the Government's commitment is that immediately that legislation passes, it will bring in a regulation that will see significant increases in penalties. It will be up to Parliament whether it disallows those regulations.
I have had discussions with the Attorney General about some of penalties involved. If the matrix legislation passes through the Parliament - we hope it does - there will be categories within that legislation of different types of crime. We will introduce a regulation that will increase those minimum penalties. I cannot give members specific examples at this stage. However, the Government's commitment is that immediately that legislation passes, it will bring in a regulation that will see significant increases in penalties. It will be up to Parliament whether it disallows those regulations.
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