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Aboriginal leaders call for 'measured response' as NT government launches bail review following death of Declan Laverty

John Paterson from the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency is urging restraint on "hastily applied" bail reform. (ABC News: Tiffany Parker)

The Northern Territory's most prominent Aboriginal legal service has cautioned against "kneejerk" law reforms following the stabbing death of a young bottle shop worker, saying rushed changes would not reduce crime and would "disproportionately impact Aboriginal people".

Yesterday the NT government announced a suite of measures, including a review of bail laws for offences involving edged weapons, following the death of 20-year-old Declan Laverty, who was killed while working at a drive-through BWS in the Darwin suburb of Jingili on Sunday night.

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