Petition · past parliament
Justice for the victims of sexual predators.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Direct courts to issue harsher sentences to sex offenders.
Have a more robust victim support scheme.
Have a more robust victim support scheme.
In recent times I have become dismayed by the amount of lenient sentences handed out to sex offenders. Some of the sentences have not included prison sentences and those that have had prison sentences have had very lenient prison terms imposed. This is undermining the public’s trust in the justice system. Support for the victims of sexual predators has been lacking
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 22 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.