A person who witnessed a crime is only able to paid a maximum or $20 000. A relative can be paid a maximum of $10 000.
The TLRI final report of September 2003 makes five recommendations for legislative amendment of the Commissions of Inquiry Act.
The State Budget has confirmed the Liberals’ ‘tough on crime’ approach has failed, with millions more allocated to fund the overflowing prisons.
The announcement that funding will be made available for Legal Aid in tomorrow’s State Budget is welcome.
The Government's independent investigation has limited terms of reference and focuses on the systems within the Tasmanian Health Service only.
The allegations a child sex offender was working as a nurse on the paediatrics ward at the Launceston General Hospital for nearly 20 years are distressing.
We have long stood with the evidence of what works in turning around rates of recidivism.
The Custodial Inspectorate has issued another highly critical assessment of the government’s handling of the Corrections system.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States by Bill Clinton, the then president, in 1993 at the age of 60.
While we are enacting a pilot witness intermediary scheme, I have no doubt that the scheme will prove to be of significant benefit to survivors and victims.
