❓ Ms Walker questions the Premier on the deportation of a convicted paedophile, contrasting it with a pre-election promise of indefinite detention for such offenders. The Premier defends the deportation decision and cites competitive federalism.
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I refer to the Attorney General’s decision to deport career paedophile Robert Ernest Excell, one of the state’s worst child sex offenders, to an unsuspecting community in the United Kingdom. I also refer him to his 5 February pre-election media release in which he said - Convicted child sex offenders will be locked away indefinitely under a new Gallop Government plan to further crack down on child sex abuse. Why is the Premier not intervening to ensure that the Attorney General does not “export” Excell to commit further sex crimes against young boys? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I am pleased to report to the house that that most important legislation will be progressed. It is based on a model that has been successfully introduced in Queensland. By the way, one of the reasons we need a strong federal system is that states do different things and we can learn from them as part of competitive federalism. The Attorney General has made it absolutely clear that the condition of Mr Excell’s release is his deportation. I support that decision and I know the people of Western Australia support that decision
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am pleased to report to the house that that most important legislation will be progressed. It is based on a model that has been successfully introduced in Queensland. By the way, one of the reasons we need a strong federal system is that states do different things and we can learn from them as part of competitive federalism. The Attorney General has made it absolutely clear that the condition of Mr Excell’s release is his deportation. I support that decision and I know the people of Western Australia support that decision
I am pleased to report to the house that that most important legislation will be progressed. It is based on a model that has been successfully introduced in Queensland. By the way, one of the reasons we need a strong federal system is that states do different things and we can learn from them as part of competitive federalism. The Attorney General has made it absolutely clear that the condition of Mr Excell’s release is his deportation. I support that decision and I know the people of Western Australia support that decision
The Attorney General has made it absolutely clear that the condition of Mr Excell’s release is his deportation. I support that decision and I know the people of Western Australia support that decision
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am pleased to report to the house that that most important legislation will be progressed. It is based on a model that has been successfully introduced in Queensland. By the way, one of the reasons we need a strong federal system is that states do different things and we can learn from them as part of competitive federalism. The Attorney General has made it absolutely clear that the condition of Mr Excell’s release is his deportation. I support that decision and I know the people of Western Australia support that decision
I am pleased to report to the house that that most important legislation will be progressed. It is based on a model that has been successfully introduced in Queensland. By the way, one of the reasons we need a strong federal system is that states do different things and we can learn from them as part of competitive federalism. The Attorney General has made it absolutely clear that the condition of Mr Excell’s release is his deportation. I support that decision and I know the people of Western Australia support that decision
The Attorney General has made it absolutely clear that the condition of Mr Excell’s release is his deportation. I support that decision and I know the people of Western Australia support that decision
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