Transforming Criminal Justice

Ms DIGANCE (Elder) (14:36): My question is to the Attorney-General. How has the government been engaging with the community and key partners around the Transforming Criminal Justice project?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (14:37): I thank the honourable member for her question. As Minister for Justice Reform I recently released a discussion paper on better sentencing outcomes. As part of the consultation process for this discussion paper the Attorney-General's Department and the Department for Correctional Services engaged Democracy Co. to run some consultation sessions.

Ms Chapman interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: It's true. This is a South Australian start-up company that runs custom consultation sessions with both members of the community and key partners in various industries. Two sessions were run, one with general members of the community and one with key partners from the justice and corrections sector. I had the benefit of speaking at both sessions, outlining my plans for reform of the sentencing options that our courts have in order to achieve the best outcomes for the community. The sessions were very beneficial to the—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: That's very funny. The sessions were very beneficial to the justice reform project going forward and have helped shape future projects, including the home detention sentencing bill that I will introduce into parliament tomorrow. I would like to thank the community members and the key partners who participated in the consultation session. I would also like to thank Emma Lawson and Emily Jenke from Democracy Co. for running the sessions. It looks like they have a very successful business on their hands.