❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Police and Emergency Services regarding the early release of Otto Darcy-Searle and the perceived inadequacies of the early release program. The Minister refutes the premise, stating Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program.
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PRISONER EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM - OTTO DARCY-SEARLE
In light of the release of the notorious Western Australian paedophile Otto Darcy-Searle, is the government as concerned as the police commissioner who said yesterday that there is concern about the number of people who are out on supervised justice release orders and that too often criminals released early on the promise not to reoffend are back to committing serious offences? (1) Does the minister endorse the police commissioner’s comments? (2) What action has the minister demanded of the Attorney General to urgently address the dangerous inadequacies of the early release program? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
In light of the release of the notorious Western Australian paedophile Otto Darcy-Searle, is the government as concerned as the police commissioner who said yesterday that there is concern about the number of people who are out on supervised justice release orders and that too often criminals released early on the promise not to reoffend are back to committing serious offences? (1) Does the minister endorse the police commissioner’s comments? (2) What action has the minister demanded of the Attorney General to urgently address the dangerous inadequacies of the early release program? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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(1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
(1) Does the minister endorse the police commissioner’s comments? (2) What action has the minister demanded of the Attorney General to urgently address the dangerous inadequacies of the early release program? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
(2) What action has the minister demanded of the Attorney General to urgently address the dangerous inadequacies of the early release program? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
(1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
(1) Does the minister endorse the police commissioner’s comments? (2) What action has the minister demanded of the Attorney General to urgently address the dangerous inadequacies of the early release program? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
(2) What action has the minister demanded of the Attorney General to urgently address the dangerous inadequacies of the early release program? Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: (1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
(1)-(2) I do not think the member has got his facts very straight. To my understanding, Mr Darcy-Searle was not on an early release program and therefore there was no judicial order which might in any way relate to something the member says the commissioner said.
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