MANDATORY SENTENCING

 87. Hon ALISON XAMON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General:

(1)  Will the Attorney General commit to introducing legislation to repeal and eliminate all remaining mandatory sentencing provisions?

(2)  If yes to (1), when and which specific provisions?

(3)  If no to (l), why not?

Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide this answer on behalf of the Attorney General.

(1)–(3) The Attorney General has a full suite of reforms that will be delivered in this term of Parliament as part of the McGowan government’s agenda to keep WA strong.

 

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