Senate debates

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Motions

Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

4:14 pm

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

I, and also on behalf of Senator Lines, move:

That the Senate—

(a) acknowledges that:

  (i) 4 August 2016 marked two years since the death of Ms Dhu in police custody in Western Australia, and

  (ii) Ms Dhu's family has repeatedly called for the release of CCTV footage of Ms Dhu in police custody; and

(b) calls for:

  (i) Ms Dhu's family's wishes to be respected, and for the CCTV footage to be publicly released by the Western Australian Government, and

  (ii) the Commonwealth Government to work with state and territory counterparts to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in full in order to prevent future deaths in custody.

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