Ministerial Statement National Committee on Violence
Tabled Paper 1268
Tabled Papers for 5th Assembly 1987 - 1990; Tabled Papers; ParliamentNT
1990-02-27
Tabled by Marshall Perron
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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.