The Hon. TARA MORIARTY (Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales) (11:18:56): I thank the Hon. Rod Roberts for this important question. I note that it is asked of me in my capacity representing the Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism. In relation to specific comments the Minister might have made, I will come back to the House. In general terms—because this is a very important issue—the violence that we are seeing play out on our streets in public and in broad daylight, where bystanders who are not involved in organised crime are impacted by these violent thugs conducting violence against each other in public, is being dealt with, and rightly so, by our fantastic NSW Police Force. Those violent thugs will be brought to justice. The NSW Police Force is putting in a significant amount of work and resources to address these violent thugs who are playing out their violent behaviour in front of law‑abiding citizens who are simply getting lunch and going about their business. It is not okay that these people are perpetrating this violence in the way that they are.

In relation to the illegal tobacco industry, it is certainly a significant issue in New South Wales, and I acknowledge that reference in the question. We are doing a lot of work to crack down on that, including with the resources of the Federal Government. I want to acknowledge the work that is being done to crack down on that illegal trade. The Government fully supports our police in doing the very important work to crack down on these organised crime groups, these thugs, to get this violence off our streets and to maintain law and order, so citizens across New South Wales who are living safe, ordinary lives can go about their business. We should commend the police for doing that. For the specifics relating to comments made by the Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, I will come back to the member and to the House with a response.