This speech was delivered on 20 June 2013 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS PROSECUTIONS
Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE: My question without notice is to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. Noting the recent cases where victims of domestic violence have been prosecuted by police solely on the basis they have retracted a domestic violence allegation previously made to police, can the Minister inform the House what advice has been received from the police on this matter and whether he has sought advice on requiring as a policy that such matters are referred to senior police or to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for a decision on whether charges are laid?
Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE: I ask a supplementary question. Can the Minister advise the House whether there is any proposed time line or period in which he expects a response to that review? Will he inform the House when he receives it?