The Opposition has criticised the State Government for not acting quickly to compensate the family of an Aboriginal elder who died from heat stroke after travelling in the back of a prison van.
The Attorney-General has announced he will seek Cabinet approval for an interim ex-gratia payment to the family of Mr Ward, who died after being transported across the Goldfields in 2008.
Christian Porter says he expects the family to get a preliminary payment of $200,000 from the State Government by the end of this month.
Shadow attorney-general, John Quigley says Mr Ward's family will remain destitute while the Government finalises the payment.
Written on Friday, 19 March 2010 11:34 by Nathan Kimber