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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 9 Hansard (20 August) . . Page.. 2492 ..

MR STEFANIAK (continuing):

will see further reflections of the general community attitude. Hopefully that will deter many would-be criminals not only from the horrendous crime of rape but from other serious crimes as well.

I think the judicial system in Australia owes a big debt gratitude to Justice Finnane in that particularly difficult case. His sentence really did hit a spot. I have already seen a number of letters to various papers from people saying that their faith in the system has been reactivated.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

The Assembly adjourned at 5.38 pm.

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