 As Attorney-General, Jackson drafted several laws including "The Family Violence Act" which outlawed domestic violence in Tasmania and the "Relationships Act" which made it possible for non-married (including homosexual) couples to register a union and obtain similar rights as married couples.Jackson had many critics; the Risdon prison siege in 2005 caused much controversy and she was widely blamed as not handling the situation.In 2005 the "Family Violence Act" she drafted was criticised by judges as one of the provisions in the legislation prevented courts from granting bail to alleged domestic violence offenders, as well as the points system used discriminating against people of different ethnic or lower socio-economic backgrounds.