❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Premier on the perceived lack of progress in implementing GPS tracking for family and domestic violence offenders. The Premier defends the government's record and ongoing efforts, highlighting increased funding and legislative work.
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FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING DEVICES
272. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the Premier believe that his government has, indeed, responded swiftly to
this issue, given that it has been seven months and it has implemented nothing?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING DEVICES
272. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Does the Premier believe that his government has, indeed, responded swiftly to
this issue, given that it has been seven months and it has implemented nothing?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
AnswerView source ↗
I am immensely proud of my
government's record on family and domestic violence—immensely
proud. It is never perfect; it never will be. There will always be debate about
how much, where and how. But I am incredibly proud of the work that we have
done to make sure that we put in laws that will protect women, particularly women
at home. The Attorney General is working assiduously on that now. In
particular, I am proud of our response to the family and domestic violence
taskforce that we established to make sure that we provide resources and
supports for women in relation to family and domestic violence.
Since 2021—the last election—an extra $422 million
has been spent by this government in increased funding for family and domestic
violence initiatives. In November last year, we announced a further $70 million
as part of that and as an interim response to
the taskforce on family and domestic violence. That taskforce worked carefully
over the summer. Just recently we announced our further response of $96.4 million,
which will be incorporated in this year's budget, for services
that support victim–survivors and bring perpetrators to account. That
includes $53.8 million for family and domestic violence response teams, $14.2 million
for a new family and domestic violence one-stop hub, $4 million to expand
emergency accommodation providers and $1.9 million to establish a lived-experience
advisory group that will inform our decisions into the future. It is important
work. I want to acknowledge all the great champions on this side of Parliament
who have done so much to inform our policies in relation to this. We are
committed to delivering our tough new legislation to monitor FDV offenders. As
I said, that work is being done now and we will introduce that legislation as
soon as possible.
Another way that we can keep victims
of family and domestic violence safer is to ensure that family and domestic
violence perpetrators cannot get access to firearms and other means of harm.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : I just said, ''Order,
please!'' Sorry, you are not answering the question, minister. Please
stop interrupting the Premier.
Mr
R.H. COOK : Our firearm reforms
will get guns out of the hands of perpetrators. There are those in this chamber who oppose those laws; they are in the Liberal and National Parties. If the
Liberals and Nationals are serious about assisting the community to get on top
of this insidious act of violence in our community, which is family and
domestic violence, they should get on board and support our gun reforms.
government's record on family and domestic violence—immensely
proud. It is never perfect; it never will be. There will always be debate about
how much, where and how. But I am incredibly proud of the work that we have
done to make sure that we put in laws that will protect women, particularly women
at home. The Attorney General is working assiduously on that now. In
particular, I am proud of our response to the family and domestic violence
taskforce that we established to make sure that we provide resources and
supports for women in relation to family and domestic violence.
Since 2021—the last election—an extra $422 million
has been spent by this government in increased funding for family and domestic
violence initiatives. In November last year, we announced a further $70 million
as part of that and as an interim response to
the taskforce on family and domestic violence. That taskforce worked carefully
over the summer. Just recently we announced our further response of $96.4 million,
which will be incorporated in this year's budget, for services
that support victim–survivors and bring perpetrators to account. That
includes $53.8 million for family and domestic violence response teams, $14.2 million
for a new family and domestic violence one-stop hub, $4 million to expand
emergency accommodation providers and $1.9 million to establish a lived-experience
advisory group that will inform our decisions into the future. It is important
work. I want to acknowledge all the great champions on this side of Parliament
who have done so much to inform our policies in relation to this. We are
committed to delivering our tough new legislation to monitor FDV offenders. As
I said, that work is being done now and we will introduce that legislation as
soon as possible.
Another way that we can keep victims
of family and domestic violence safer is to ensure that family and domestic
violence perpetrators cannot get access to firearms and other means of harm.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : I just said, ''Order,
please!'' Sorry, you are not answering the question, minister. Please
stop interrupting the Premier.
Mr
R.H. COOK : Our firearm reforms
will get guns out of the hands of perpetrators. There are those in this chamber who oppose those laws; they are in the Liberal and National Parties. If the
Liberals and Nationals are serious about assisting the community to get on top
of this insidious act of violence in our community, which is family and
domestic violence, they should get on board and support our gun reforms.
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