The group is the state government’s initial response to calls from protesters last month amid debate on how to tackle crime.
A new group, including victims of crime, will be established to advise the Queensland government on its response to community and expert concerns, after a high-level meeting between officials and critics of the current approach.
The “independent advisory group”, a key request that arose from the Voice for Victims march to parliament two weeks ago, would be able to “connect with the highest levels of government” and could be in place this year, Police Minister Mark Ryan said. Relatives of several people allegedly killed by young offenders in recent years, including Emma Lovell and Angus Beaumont , were among those at the recent Parliament House rally.
Ryan spoke to journalists after Wednesday’s meeting between cabinet colleagues Di Farmer and Yvette D’Ath, Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll, Voice for Victims figurehead Ben Cannon, former Queensland prisons bossAfter what was described as a successful gathering, Ryan said Voice for Victims would now consider questions about the structure of the new group before the government’s next steps.
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