ABC News Sat, 18 Mar 2000 10:38 AEDT ATSIC says mandatory sentencing killing reconciliation The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission's (ATSIC) southern zone commissioner for the Northern Territory, says the Federal Government's approach to mandatory sentencing is killing the reconciliation process. Alison Anderson's comments follow the government's gagging of debate on three bills, aimed at overriding the territory's mandatory sentencing laws. Ms Anderson, from central Australia, says the government has nothing to reconcile with if it continues to allow juveniles to be affected by the laws in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. She says the Federal Government should protect children and ensure justice is applied uniformly across all jurisdictions. Ms Anderson says there should be a move towards incorporating traditional Aboriginal law into the legislative framework so indigenous people can administer their own justice. She has also attacked members of the coalition who say they will not cross the floor on the issue, despite opposing mandatory sentencing. © 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation -- ********************************* Make the Hunger Site your homepage! http://www.thehungersite.com/index.html ********************************* ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
