Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) the tragic death in custody of Ms Julieka Dhu on 4 August 2014,

(ii) the National Day of Action held on 23 October 2014 - Justice for Julieka,

(iii) the alarming number of Aboriginal people who have died in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody,

(iv) the unacceptably high rates of incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and

(v) the majority of the 339 recommendations by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody have not been implemented; and

(b) calls on governments to:

(i) show leadership in the implementation of the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and

(ii) develop programs that address the unacceptably high incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including justice reinvestment.

Notice of motion altered on 29 October 2014 pursuant to standing order 77.

Question agreed to.