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| New Australian laws set to increase prison population and put pressure on courts |
| By smh.com.au- Sean Nicholls, Anna Patty |
| Published: 01/29/2014 |
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A Sydney barrister who advised the O'Farrell government in opposition has attacked its proposed mandatory minimum sentences for alcohol-related violent crime as ''reactionary'' and doomed to fail. Arthur Moses, SC, a member of the Bar Council of NSW, has also accused the government of rushing to announce the laws without proper consideration. ''I do not think the Premier could possibly think that what is being proposed is not fraught with difficulty and may result in unintended consequences,'' Mr Moses said. ''Reactionary law and order policies never work and regrettably, as will occur in this case, will be demonstrated to be a failure.'' Advertisement Mr Moses said opposing mandatory sentencing ''does not mean you're soft on crime''. Read More. |
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