The bill is very carefully crafted. We have rules against retroactive punishment, against changing somebody's punishment after they've already received it or they have committed a crime with a certain set of laws before them. What we're saying is that this bill will be very specific. It will affect those individuals who are charged after the coming into force of this law. Anybody who has committed one of these terrible crimes will be charged and have the existing penalties applied to them.
On November 2nd, 2010. See this statement in context.