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Repeat child sex crims get life sentence in QLD

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Repeat child sex crims get life sentence in QLD

By: AAP | International News | Wednesday July 11 2012 12:26

 

Repeat child sex offenders in Queensland will receive a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 20 years.

The tough new laws were passed last night and will only apply to serious sex offenders who have previously been convicted of a sex crime that's punishable by life imprisonment, such as rape.

The mandatory sentence will be imposed on those offenders who commit another serious offence while on parole.

Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says the laws are a clear illustration of the Government's responsiveness to community outrage at sentences imposed on child sex offenders.

 

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