Introduction and First Reading The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Juries Act 1927; to make related amendments to the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935; and for other purposes. Read a first...
Lucas Pantelis: Moves afoot in State Parliament to change a law fairly urgently. In fact it’s a loophole that could potentially see paedophiles who have been convicted for abusing children escape sentencing John Rau how did this come to pass,...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: There is so much to cover with this bill that it is difficult to know where to begin, but can I start by saying, as other members have said, that the Dignity Party is very concerned...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I do not intend to speak for very long, mostly because the Dignity Party has taken views exactly the same as we will be taking on this one on a number of very similar matters in...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: As the Dignity Party was one of the key voices in the development and eventual implementation of the Disability Justice Plan to which this bill pertains, I am sure it will be no surprise to anyone...
To download in word click here To download in PDF click here To complete the Survey related to this bill click here Juries (Entitlement to Interpreter) Amendment Bill 2016 A BILL FOR An Act to amend the Juries Act 1927; to make...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Dignity for Disability supports this bill progressing to the committee stage but with some concerns about the mental impairment provisions in the bill. If the government could provide us with some more information to convince us...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Could the minister also provide information as to how the cost of keeping these people in the corrections system compares on average to the cost of supporting them to have positive mental health in the community?...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Supplementary: the minister may have said, but does that work also look at the reasons that lead to former veterans being incarcerated or is it just the number of veterans identified? The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I only wish to put on the record a few brief words of support for this bill and state that Dignity for Disability will be supporting it. In particular I thank the Legal Services Commission for...
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