Page 2762 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 21 November 1989
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That has been tabled by Mr Kaine. Mr Speaker, I will not go into any great detail in relation to the other document tabled by Mr Kaine which indicates the estimated frequency of consumption of pornography by partners of battered women and a comparison group, partners of non-battered women. It indicates, in summary, that battered women certainly seem to have partners who watch pornography more than others. That is there for all members of the Assembly to see.
What I will do though, Mr Speaker, is read two other quotations from some of the material provided. They are relevant to this debate. One is a report in the Courier-Mail on 9 June 1989; again, as indicated in the ACT Legislative Assembly brief on pornographic video material. It says:
Man Gaoled for Rape of Girl, 11.
A man who showed a pornographic video to his step-daughter, 11, before raping her was sentenced to 10 years jail yesterday.
A Supreme Court jury in Brisbane found him guilty on four counts of having raped his de facto step-daughter.
Mr Justice de Jersey sentenced the man, 38, to 10 years' jail on each count, to be served concurrently.
He recommended the man, who had pleaded not guilty, be considered for parole after four years.
The judge said the man's shocking conduct was a misuse of his position of authority.
It is interesting when we talk about polls and what the people of the ACT want. No doubt members have been inundated over the last few weeks by members of the public in relation to whether they wish their legislators here to support or oppose this tax. A number of polls have taken place and have been publicised in the media. I also quote from an extract from Channel 10 News, 6 pm, Capital Television, on 5 January 1989. The reporter was Shamus Gonella. The transcript states:
As for X-rated videos the results were almost exactly opposite with only 37 per cent saying against. And 12 per cent undecided. While Labor voters were almost evenly divided on the issue, Liberal voters were strongly opposed.
But the big revelation of the poll was the division between men and women. While half of the men polled said they were in favour only one in four women agreed, 39 per cent of men did not favour the sale and hire of X-rated videos, but 63 per cent of women expressed their opposition.
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