Home Detention

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (14:35): Supplementary: how were murder and terrorist-related acts decided upon as the cut-off point, if you will? What about offences that might include violence, but not murder or terrorism?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:36): That ministerial direction was put in place some time ago by my predecessor and has been one that I have retained. I think that it is consistent with public expectation that people who have been convicted of such heinous offences as those should not be receiving access to back-end home detention.