The Greens are calling for children imprisoned at Ashley Youth Detention Centre to be allowed wherever possible to spend Christmas at home with their families
The Greens welcome the Attorney General‘s indication today the Government is considering removing the gag on people who are under guardianship orders.
The bill before us is the result of recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Independence of the judiciary from the executive is at the heart of the Westminster canon. I listened closely to your response to the earlier question.
Children in Tasmania can be criminalised in the justice system from the age of 10. From the age of 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
As is pretty standard with a justice miscellaneous bill, this bill deals with a range of matters.
It was extremely disturbing to hear that Tasmania Police left secret recording devices in a confidential prison meeting room for two months.
These secret open-ended recordings have the potential to erode trust in police and the state’s justice system.
Tasmanians overwhelmingly want to decriminalise the personal use of marihuana, and Minister Archer’s views are way behind the community.
I want to make some comments about the parts of the minister's portfolio responsibilities I asked questions about - Attorney-General and Justice, and Arts.
