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Crime victims to be Allowed to Suggest Sentences in SA VICTIMS of crime in South Australia will get the right to suggest sentences under changes to laws proposed by the State Government. Under its revamped Victims of Crime Bill, the Government said a court would be bound to consider the suggested penalty, just as it took into account suggestions from the prosecution and the defence. Premier Mike Rann said the legislation was the first of its kind in the world and would ensure justice for victims. "This legislation is unparalleled in the rest of Australia and the world," the Premier said. "The groundbreaking laws, coupled with previous reforms, will change the face of justice for victims in SA." Attorney-General Michael Atkinson said victims would get assistance with determining a possible sentence, including guidance on what an appropriate penalty might be. The proposal would extend to the relatives of murder victims. Mr Atkinson said other changes to the legislation would force judges to consider imposing a restraining order on sex offenders to prevent them contacting their victims. The legislation would also allow victims to read an impact statement to an accused person who had been found not guilty because of mental incompetence. AAP (28-10-2008) |
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S.A Paedophile Register- Justice System Failing Child Abuse Victims THE state's criminal justice system fails children while government child protection services are struggling to cope with demand, a new report says. Commissioned by the State Government and written by Robyn Layton, QC, the report calls for more funding for child protection in South Australia and major reforms - including a register of pedophiles. Family and Youth Services, within the Department of Human Services, is ill-equipped to cope with child abuse in SA as the number of reported cases in the past six years has jumped 60 per cent, the report says. Ms Layton said yesterday FAYS funding allocation constituted just 6.3 per cent of the department's budget. "You can see a very small amount of money is spent on one of the most vital bodies that we have to assist in child protection," she said. Meanwhile, just 17 per cent of reported, child sexual abuse cases had led to prosecution in 2000-01. Ms Layton says welfare Of children in SA is compromised by a system which fails to advocate for them. "It is quite clear that the criminal justice system has not worked for children," Ms Layton said. FAYS had been undersourced for some years "and they are struggling to do what they already do, and they need more money to do what they do, but also another way of approaching it". In her report, Our Best Investment a state plan to protect and advance the interests of children, Ms Layton makes more than 200 recommendations in a 400-plus page review of child protection. Included in her key recommendations are: THE appointment of a commissioner and a guardian for children. ESTABLISHING a panel to investigate child, deaths and serious injury, and a child protection board. SETTING up a treatment program for child-sex offenders within the prison system, based at Port Lincoln jail. A NEW offence to be introduced to target suspicious deaths of babies. Ms Layton also calls for a move to allow child victims to give evidence without having to appear in court. She also wants more options for dealing with child sex offenders, including civil proceedings where the burden of proof would be based on balance of proto abilities and more easily proved. The report also calls for an SA police-administered register of child sex offenders. Employers in child-related areas including schools, sporting and religious groups could use the register to check on staff and volunteer workers. Premier Mike Rann told State Parliament yesterday the Government supported the register. "Pedophiles should be hunted down, prosecuted and locked away," he said. "I am pleased that the Layton Report has recommended the establishment of a register where pedophiles and others who pose a risk will be deemed unsuitable to work with children and therefore listed on the register." Mr Rann said the "most extensive review of child protection ever undertaken in this state's history" would now be considered by Cabinet. Social Justice Minister Stephanie Key admitted taking up the recommendations would require significant government funding. "It will have resource implications for the State Government, we understand that," she said. "It will also mean in many instances that we need to realign our resources." SA Council of Social Service said the report showed "clear evidence of neglect in child and family welfare services". The Public Service Association called on the Government to commit more funding to Family and Youth Services urgently in light of the report's findings. Adelaide Advertiser (27-3-2003) Catherine Hockley |
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NO SECOND CHANCE FOR SEX CRIMES CHILD SEX OFFENDERS FACE LIFE SENTENCES SAVE THE CHILDREN S.A PROTECTION REVIEW- One year on and the report is still gathering dust..... CHILD RESEARCH CENTRE TO BREAK CYCLE OF ABUSE FAMILIES SA Has Closed the File on a Young Child With a Sexually Transmitted Disease Zero Tolerance Must Be Shown To Child Abuse New Leads In Street Kid Abuse Inquiry Ex-Kids' Star Faces Sex Charges Young Woman's Close Call After Drink Was Spiked Rape Case Dropped A-G Questions Paedophiles Bail Restraints Likely On Preying Adults Sex Abuse Student Advice 'Victim' Seeks $185,000 From Scouts Alleged Rapist Extradited From US (Updated Articles) Big No To Prisoner Dumping Pedophiles Tracked On Register $100,000 Rewards For 19 Unsolved Crimes Protection For Child Sex Case Witnesses Stalkers 'Walking free' $2.4m on Offer To Solve These Crimes Experts To Check Child Deaths Death Riddle of A Man With No Name Men 'Can Watch' Naked Baxter Women Women On Alert Over Attacks Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Spreads To Institutions (Updated Articles) Pedophile Has Access To Baxter Children Baby Killer Laws On Hold Paedophiles Refusing To Reform Their Ways Will Die In Jail Government Tries To Stop British Sex Offender's Move to SA Sexual Assault Buried Shield For Child Witnesses $4m Boost To Double Child Sex Taskforce Compensate All Victims Of Child Abuse Paedophile Register Parole Chief Opens New Line Of Attack We'll Hunt You Down, Rann Warns Pedophiles Harsh Truth For Innocent Eyes Sack Sex Abusers Parole Board Member Attacks System Jailing Paedophiles Top Priority Criminal Checks Catch 47 Teachers Tightening Control On Paedophiles Murder Capital Is Just A myth Tougher Laws Proposed For Paedophiles Parole Board of South Australia Minister For Immigration/ Multicultural/ Indigenous Affairs www.vanstone.com.au NewsArchive Sex Offenders- Electronic Tagging Chemical Castration |
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