New laws may reveal body

A CAMPAIGN lead by this newspaper has resulted in Queensland Parliament passing ‘No Body, No Parole’ laws.

The laws include an Australianfirst provision to include anyone convicted of being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter.

It’s a win for justice and for victims Fiona Splitt and Gary and Leanne Pullen.

Ms Splitt has been the driving force behind the new law. It will give her some closure as she pleads with the killers of her husband Bruce Schuler to reveal where his body lies.

The laws provide an incentive for offenders to co-operate with authorities

To be eligible for parole, all current and future prisoners will need to satisfy the Parole Board that they had satisfactorily co-operated with police to identify the location, or the last known location, and place of a body.

’No Body, No Parole’ means that, unless the Parole Board is satisfied that the prisoner has co-operated satisfactorily, parole must be refused.

The laws cannot bring back loved ones but can persuade those convicted to co-operate.

Mr Schuler disappeared more than five years ago while prospecting near Palmerville Station, northwest of Cairns.

Cape York graziers Stephen Roy Struber and Dianne Wilson-Struber were convicted of the murder but his body has never been found.

Ms Splitt has been unrelenting in her quest to get the killers to say where the body of Mr Schuler is so she can give him a dignified farewell.

We appeal to the couple to do the right thing and tell their legal representative where Mr Schuler is. Nick Dalton nick.dalton@news.com.au