Ms CARNEY - 2006-02-21
Prior to the last election, you promised to introduce an antisocial behaviour package aimed at juveniles. You also promised to get tough on itinerants. In your get out of gaol free package, how often does the word ‘juvenile’ appear and how often does the word ‘itinerants’ appear?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, the package we are talking about today is to do with antisocial behaviour. I do not specifically, while standing in here, remember an equivalent package for juveniles. That is a separate issue, so let us deal with antisocial behaviour.
I am convinced that we have a range of measures that will start tackling an entrenched problem for the Northern Territory. I have never come in here or been outside in any context and said that we can tackle antisocial behaviour and get rid of it overnight - I wish we could, but we are not going to be able to. Certainly, we will keep our police and community patrol numbers up. We will have interventions for those who need rehabilitation and treatment for their alcohol addiction and their abuse of alcohol, and we will continue with our Return to Home strategies. We will again review them and ensure that if they need to be changed in any way, we will effect that change.
It is a serious problem for the Territory. I do not back away from that. However, it is a very complex one and this legislation we have in front of us today is an important component, but only one component, of tackling what is a very difficult problem for the Territory.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, the package we are talking about today is to do with antisocial behaviour. I do not specifically, while standing in here, remember an equivalent package for juveniles. That is a separate issue, so let us deal with antisocial behaviour.
I am convinced that we have a range of measures that will start tackling an entrenched problem for the Northern Territory. I have never come in here or been outside in any context and said that we can tackle antisocial behaviour and get rid of it overnight - I wish we could, but we are not going to be able to. Certainly, we will keep our police and community patrol numbers up. We will have interventions for those who need rehabilitation and treatment for their alcohol addiction and their abuse of alcohol, and we will continue with our Return to Home strategies. We will again review them and ensure that if they need to be changed in any way, we will effect that change.
It is a serious problem for the Territory. I do not back away from that. However, it is a very complex one and this legislation we have in front of us today is an important component, but only one component, of tackling what is a very difficult problem for the Territory.
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