Ivana Bacik (Independent)

-----and work on behalf of victims of crime and some of this work has fed into legislative change on behalf of victims of crime. I resent deeply any suggestion that those on this side of the House who raise valid criticisms of legislation before the House, which are not just technicalities, are somehow soft on crime or less concerned about victims' rights. I wish to put this on the record because we have taken enough of such abuse from the other side of the House.