George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Jurisdiction in relation to organised crime is primarily jurisdiction that exists at the state level, and, in various of the states and territories, there are mandatory minimum sentences for certain categories of organised crime. I am not in a position to tell you specifically in each state and territory what those particular offences are, but it is the case that in various states and territories of the organised crime or certain categories of organised crime do attract mandatory minimum sentences. The Commonwealth supports the initiatives of state and territory parliaments to crack down on organised crime through all the measures those parliaments take, including those you have mentioned.