E-Petition

The Petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws to the attention of the House the use of dilatory tactics / motions / procedural manoeuvres by legal counsel in the case of alleged paedophile offenders—such as filing frivolous motions, requesting excessive continuances, change of court or utilising loopholes—designed to stonewall, delay, divert, deflect, deny the court / trial process when legal counsel believe evidence to be irrefutable to deny justice for children. The use of these tactics, deny natural and reasonable justice for the victim(s) and their families. This is an abuse of process given the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime has been allegedly committed. Some alleged paedophiles cross state / territory borders to delay facing trial and this process can take a year or more, simply to extradite the alleged offender back to Queensland, before a trial can even begin. 

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to do all in its power to enact maximum time frames to within one year, for the trial to begin pursuant to the legislation that allow matters to be dealt with in a reasonable, yet fair and timely manner for both parties. Additionally, enact time frames for extradition requests from other states, when alleged paedophiles cross state borders to escape or delay trials to within three months.