Palaszczuk government still grappling with Morcombe reforms

Friday December 18, 2020

Seventeen years after the murder of Daniel Morcombe, the government is still dealing with the fallout.

Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman. (AAP Image/Dan Peled)

In answer to a question on notice from the Opposition, new Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman confirmed the government had yet to implement a recommendation arising from the Morcombe coronial inquest in April 2019.

“The recommendation was that the government amend the Criminal Code to ensure a time limit is imposed on the testing of human remains in certain circumstances,” Fentiman said.

While the…

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