McGinty gets "Vote of (No) Thanks" from DPP and Chief Justice
"Reform flawed justice system" says DDP Robert Cock. Widow Natasha Wragg (above) now explores costly option of civil action against acquitted man.
If anyone has any doubt about the abject failure of former Attorney General Jim McGinty, the Desert Rat reckons they should read the extraordinary comments reported in Saturday's The West Australian by the Director of Public Prosecutions Robert Cock and Chief Justice Wayne Martin.
DDP Robert Cock stated the State's justice system was flawed, demanding an immediate overhaul of laws. This followed the bizarre situation where there was no opportunity to appeal against the decision in a murder case where the father of two was smashed so hard with a cricket bat over the head, that the bat broke in two.
McGinty was the Labor Attorney General for 8 years, had a monopoly of most of the legislation that went through parliament (much of it useless) and got far more than his fair share of budget expenditure to do his job, but was an embarrassing failiure.
Would Robert Cock dared to have said that while McGinty was Attorney General? - the Desert Rat thinks not.
Chief Justice Wayne Martin demands cash for Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Wayne Martin was also critical of the poor facilities at the Supreme Court, pleading to the Barnett Government to overhaul the court's "insufficient' facilities. Remember the mass breakout of prisoners from the Supreme Court a few years back under McGinty's reign?
All McGinty ever talked about was plans for this and plans for that, but never fixed the problem.
Did McGinty have an antipathy for the Peter Dowding appointed former Chief Justice David Malcolm QC?
Maladministration, poor legislation and spin were hallmarks of McGinty's 8 year reign as Attorney General and the mess and neglect has been left to others to clean up with only a fraction of the resources at their disposal as the State coffers come under pressure.
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