Acting premier Steven Miles says Labor leader ‘is our best chance of winning’ following MPs’ discontent over suspension of Human Rights Act
“When I’ve had the chance on those occasions where MPs, even others, have raised with me concerns about it, I’ve sought to take them through in detail why we had no other options,” he told reporters.“I’ve been able to outline to them directly and clearly why in the circumstances we had to act … to avoid a scenario where young offenders could no longer be held by police.”
Miles said the decision to suspend Queensland’s Human Rights Act for the second time in the state’s history was not taken lightly and said the use of watch houses as holding cells for recent arrests was in jeopardy, as well as their use for longer-term remand. “We sought options, we requested the advice, we asked for what alternatives there might be,” he said.
“There will always be a need to use watch houses. Yes, we should do everything we can to get all of the other young people out of watch houses and into more appropriate detention. “But the legal precedent that was set would no longer allow the use of watch houses on arrest or awaiting a court appearance for processing and that was an unacceptable situation.”
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