The new laws will apply only to those who have been imprisoned for a second time for a child sex crime.
is set to introduce the country's toughest laws on child sex offenses, meaning the state's worst pedophiles could be locked up for the rest of their lives.
The legislation would apply only to those who have been imprisoned for a child sex crime for a second time.South Australia Attorney General Kyam Maher presented the bill to parliament this afternoon. "If you are a vile monster who prays on children you will now be facing the harshest penalties in this country," Maher said.
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