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Name Them and Shame Them
Petition published by derryn hinch on May 27, 2008
9418 Signatures 
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Target: Lawmakers and courts
Region: Australia
Web site: http://hinch.net
Petition Background (Preamble):
In Australia serial rapists and paedophiles are using the court system to have their names, photos, addresses and convicted accomplices' details legally suppressed.
Unlike the USA there is no Megan's Law.
Unlike the USA there is no Megan's Law.
Petition:
WE, the undersigned, demand the Victorian Parliament change the laws so that a judge or magistrate cannot suppress the identity of a serious sex offender unless such identification will also identify a victim.
The Name Them and Shame Them petition to Lawmakers and courts was written by derryn hinch and is in the category Law Reform at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: hinch, suppression orders, paedophiles
