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ATTORNEY-GENERAL

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Domestic Violence

QUESTION NO. 188

Ms Follett - asked the Attorney-General -

(1) Is it true that he made a public promise at the Domestic Violence Legal Forum on Friday 6 April 1990 that he would place proposed amendments to the Domestic Violence Act 1986 before Cabinet the following week.

(2) Did he take a proposal to Cabinet in the week commencing 9 April 1990 as he had promised, and if not, why not.

(3) Why has he so far failed to introduce the amendments, which were available in the form of a draft Bill last December.

Mr Collaery - the answer to the Members question is as follows

(1) Yes, I did make that undertaking.

(2) The proposal was considered by Cabinet on 17 April, the first available opportunity in terms of Cabinet procedural guidelines.

(3) As you are aware, the proposal required the Alliance Governments policy agreement before it could be advanced. This agreement was given in April. The draft Bill to which you refer required further drafting and revision. The draft is now close to finalisation and will be introduced into the Assembly at the earliest opportunity. I am treating this proposal as a matter of priority.

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