Labor supports Liberal amendments to crime bills
Thursday, 17 May 2012
The Liberal Opposition has welcomed a major back-down from Attorney-General Rau who has decided to support the majority of the Liberal Party‟s proposed changes to the Statutes Amendment (Criminal Intelligence) Bill 2010.
Having resisted Liberal calls to amend the Bill for well over a year, the Labor Government has now accepted the need for serious oversight. The agreed amendments provide:
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Labor caves in to Liberal calls for Supreme Court redevelopment
Monday, 14 May 2012
Labor has finally caved in to calls from the Liberal Opposition and the judiciary to develop a business case on South Australia’s superior courts.
Parliament is due to vote on a Liberal amendment later this month calling on the Government to do a business case.
“For 10 years Labor has ridiculed the legal sector for this idea - calling it a ‘lawyers Taj Mahal’ - but now even they’ve had to admit... Read more...
Labor delays ‘urgent’ crime bill
Thursday, 03 May 2012
Labor’s failure to deal with a proposed crime law that it claims is urgent shows that the Weatherill Labor Government continues to play politics with public safety.
The Government has left the Criminal Intelligence Bill untouched for a month in the House of Assembly. The Legislative Council finished its work on 3 April 2012 and the House needs to formally consider the amendments.
Today, th... Read more...