Bereaved families gathered in the public gallery of the ACT Legislative Assembly yesterday morning to watch Liberal MLA Jeremy Hanson table Tom McLuckie’s three petitions calling for tougher penalties for grievous and reckless motor crimes and reoffenders, and for an independent review of the ACT’s judiciary sentencing and appointments.
It is the second most supported e-petition in the ACT’s history: more than 3,000 people have signed bereaved father Tom McLuckie’s petition calling for an overhaul of criminal sentencing and penalties for repeat offenders. No other petition since 2018 has received such popular support.
The ACT Government – partly in response to calls for an independent review of sentencing and the judiciary – has set up a council to advise on law reform and sentencing.