Ms CARNEY - 2006-02-21
The Sentencing Act says that a person must observe any condition imposed by a court. In sentencing, a court already has power to impose orders with respect to rehabilitation of offenders with alcohol problems. We ask: what is new about your new post-election strategy? Is it not the case that the effect of your policy is to allow people to stay out of gaol who might otherwise be sent there? How is this getting tough on antisocial behaviour, something you promised Territorians, with hand on heart, prior to the last election?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her question. It is interesting, even though the Country Liberal Party is criticising what we are doing, that when they were in government they did nothing. They did nothing for a problem that actually grew under the CLP’s time in government. The CLP starved the police force. Now, we have the frontline in dealing with this antisocial problem on our streets. We have police . We have numbers to be able to deal with it. In Darwin, we have police patrols and ACPO patrols. We are out there. It is not good to stand in here and say, yes, there were 22 000 people picked up by police or community patrols, but at least they are being picked up.
Ms Carney: All 22 000 of them.
Mr Stirling: Yes, what did you blokes do?
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Ms MARTIN: The alcohol court will deal with repeat offenders who commit a crime and are picked up. Rehabilitation treatment is not a soft option. It is a most appropriate option. We are never going to tackle those who are recidivists in the system for being drunk, getting picked up and going through the spin dryer unless we have this point of exit.
It is a good strategy. It is a well thought-out strategy. It contrasts very starkly with the recriminalisation process …
Ms Carney: You really need to get out more. Go and talk to people in your electorate.
Madam SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition!
Ms MARTIN: … we saw from the CLP today. It is recriminalisation that will end a night out on Mitchell Street.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her question. It is interesting, even though the Country Liberal Party is criticising what we are doing, that when they were in government they did nothing. They did nothing for a problem that actually grew under the CLP’s time in government. The CLP starved the police force. Now, we have the frontline in dealing with this antisocial problem on our streets. We have police . We have numbers to be able to deal with it. In Darwin, we have police patrols and ACPO patrols. We are out there. It is not good to stand in here and say, yes, there were 22 000 people picked up by police or community patrols, but at least they are being picked up.
Ms Carney: All 22 000 of them.
Mr Stirling: Yes, what did you blokes do?
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Ms MARTIN: The alcohol court will deal with repeat offenders who commit a crime and are picked up. Rehabilitation treatment is not a soft option. It is a most appropriate option. We are never going to tackle those who are recidivists in the system for being drunk, getting picked up and going through the spin dryer unless we have this point of exit.
It is a good strategy. It is a well thought-out strategy. It contrasts very starkly with the recriminalisation process …
Ms Carney: You really need to get out more. Go and talk to people in your electorate.
Madam SPEAKER: Order, Leader of the Opposition!
Ms MARTIN: … we saw from the CLP today. It is recriminalisation that will end a night out on Mitchell Street.
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