Labor to be grilled on youth crime election promise as parliament resumes
GUNNER Government ministers will be grilled by the CLP on how they plan to deliver a key election promise to tackle youth crime when parliament resumes today
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GUNNER Government ministers will be grilled by the CLP on how they plan to deliver a key election promise to tackle youth crime when parliament resumes.
The Northern Territory parliament will sit for the first time on Tuesday since the August election.
Member for Braitling Joshua Burgoyne said the CLP would be wasting no time and would immediately start pushing the Gunner Government to address crime issues.
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During the election, Labor promised it would bring in a raft of new measures to tackle youth crime.
Those included making repeat youth offenders clean graffiti, clear weeds and do landscaping.
“What has been happening in Alice Springs of late simply cannot go on any longer,” Mr Burgoyne said.
“Labor talked tough about crime leading up to the election, but since then we have seen absolutely no changes.
“What happened in Alice Springs recently, with a member of our community being involved in a hit and run just shows how out of control crime is at the moment.
“Something needs to happen now, and this week in parliament, we will be pushing incredibly hard for the Gunner Government to legislate real changes.”
Leader of Government Business Natasha Fyles said Tuesday’s sittings would largely be “ceremonial”.
NT Administrator Vicki O’Halloran will officially swear in the Members of the 14th Legislative Assembly and table the return of the Writ.
Two technical pieces of legislation will be introduced for the first Assembly meeting: the Statute Law Revision Bill 2018; and Justice and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020.
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Minister Fyles said the government would also be outlining its plans for job creation.
“With parliament recommencing this week we will outline our job-creating agenda going forward,” she said.
“We’ve worked to protect Territorians during the coronavirus crisis, and we will keep working together to protect jobs and create jobs.”
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