Tuesday, 11th August 2020
The Palaszczuk Labor Government has voted down the
LNP’s plan to guarantee face-to-face monitoring of dangerous sex offenders in
the community.
LNP Shadow Police Minister and former Queensland child protection police
detective Dan Purdie moved a disallowance motion in Parliament, after Labor
watered down supervision of serious sexual predators.
“Labor’s priorities are all wrong if they think it’s acceptable to cut supervision hours of these vile grubs,” Mr Purdie said.
“Corrective services officers may ‘remotely’ supervise offenders in the community under Labor’s coronavirus measures introduced in June.
“Serious sexual predators should not be on the loose and effectively unmonitored in the community.
“Repeat sex
offenders need more monitoring, not less.
“Who can forget in May this year when Annastacia Palaszczuk was caught out
trying to let prisoners out on parole early during the first full sitting week
as part of its Justice and Other Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response)
Amendment Bill 2020.
“It was a ‘get out of jail free’ card under the guise of Covid-19 that Labor
backflipped on once it was exposed in the media.
“The LNP has a plan to get tough on these monsters and protect Queensland families.
“A Deb
Frecklington LNP Government would introduce mandatory GPS tracking for life for
repeat serious sex offenders, establish a public child sex offenders’ register
and introduce Carly’s Law which will give police the tools they need to stop
predators before they have a chance to groom children online.
“Every parent has a right to know if there is a paedophile in their suburb.
“There is nothing more important than keeping our kids safe.
“Only an LNP Government will introduce tough measures because every
Queenslanders deserves to feel safe in their own suburb, no matter where they
live.”
