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Ministerial Statement National Committee on Violence

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Title

Ministerial Statement National Committee on Violence

Other title

Tabled Paper 1268

Collection

Tabled Papers for 5th Assembly 1987 - 1990; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT

Date

1990-02-27

Description

Tabled by Marshall Perron

Notes

Made available by the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory under Standing Order 240. Where copyright subsists with a third party it remains with the original owner and permission may be required to reuse the material.

Language

English

Subject

Tabled papers

File type

application/pdf

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License

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021C00044

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/298451

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/387306

Page content

3 . MR SPEAKER, MEMBERS OF THIS ASSEMBLY WILL BE WELL AWARE, THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN NUMEROUS STEPS TO COUNTERACT VIOLENCE IN THE TERRITORY. SOME OF THESE MEASURES ARE MORE THAN A DECADE OLD. THE NEW "COMMUNITY POLICING" CONCEPT, INDEED THE WHOLE THRUST OF THE "QUIET REVOLUTION" THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THE POLICE SERVICE, IS AIMED AT MAKING THE TERRITORY A MUCH SAFER PLACE TO LIVE. MR SPEAKER, IT IS PARTICULARLY PLEASING TO BE ABLE TO REPORT THAT MANY OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VIOLENCE ARE ALREADY IN PLACE IN THE TERRITORY. IN FACT, SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON TERRITORY INITIATIVES. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY. THE GOVERNMENT IS EXAMINING ALL THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS CLOSELY AND WILL TAKE WHATEVER ADDITIONAL STEPS ARE CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.