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Labor Pledges New Pedophile Register To Protect Aussie Kids, Families

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Updated 00:56 7 Mar 2022 GMTPublished 00:52 7 Mar 2022 GMT

Labor Pledges New Pedophile Register To Protect Aussie Kids, Families

A public sex offender registry will be established in one Aussie state if Labor wins the next election.

Rachel Lang

Rachel Lang

A public sex-offender register that will allow police to tell families if high-risk paedophiles are living in their neighbourhood will be established in South Australia if Labor wins the state election later this month.

Under Labor's plan, paedophiles who breach their reporting conditions would be identified publicly.

Police would also be allowed to provide information to parents about sex-offenders in their area who may come into contact with their children.

South Australia's public register would be based on a successful Western Australian model, and is among a raft of new measures proposed by the Labor Part to increase public safety.

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A new public sex offender registry could be implemented in South Australia.
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Legislation under Labor's law and order plan could see serious child sex offenders detained indefinitely, or until they can prove they are no longer a threat to children.

The most serious of offenders would also be subject to lifetime GPS tracking when they are released from prison.

Penalties for child sex offences would also increase, while loopholes in current legislation would be closed.

South Australia's Labor leader Peter Malinauskas told the Adelaide Advertiser that the proposed measures would 'prioritise the safety of children and families'.

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“The most important responsibility of government is to protect the community, particularly the most vulnerable,’’ he said.

“Labor’s package of laws and penalties for child sex offenders will be the toughest in the nation when it comes to protecting our kids and punishing predators.

"We have listened to victims, their families and the broader community, and we know that there is a strong will for tougher action on these predators.’’

Killers who conceal the bodies of their victims from authorities could be jailed for an additional 15 years, on top of their murder or manslaughter sentence, if Labor's crackdown on violent crimes goes ahead.

Mr Malinauskas said the extra jail time was important to grieving loved ones who suffered an additional loss as it provided incentive to reveal where bodies were.

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"Concealing the body of a victim also adds to grief, suffering and uncertainty for the loved ones of victims," he said.

Under South Australian Labor's law-and-order election pledges, an additional $2million in funding would be allocated to assist victims of crime during court proceedings and processes, as well as additional funds for the Victim Support Service, which has had its funding slashed under the Liberal government.

Featured Image Credit: Susan burrell/Alamy Stock Photo/Peter Malinauskas

Topics: Australia, Politics, News

Rachel Lang
Rachel Lang

Rachel Lang is a Digital Journalist at LADbible. During her career, she has interviewed Aussie PM Malcolm Turnbull in the lead up to the 2016 federal election, ran an editorial campaign on the war in Yemen, and reported on homelessness in the lead-up to Harry and Meghan’s wedding in Windsor. She also once wrote a yarn on the cheese and wine version of Fyre Festival.

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