Anti-violence measures in NSW will continue to be "tweaked", says Premier Barry O'Farrell amid criticism his proposed laws have not been properly thought out.
Mr O'Farrell watered down his proposed mandatory sentencing laws on Tuesday, saying they would only apply to more serious offences such as reckless grievous bodily harm (GBH).
Shooters MP Robert Borsak, who could be crucial in having the laws pass in the upper house, has called the original measures a "bridge too far".
"You could have people sitting in jail for long periods having done something relatively minor," he told News Corp Australia.
"The cops would be trying to (make) everything GBH."
Mr O'Farrell dismissed the criticism on Wednesday.
"The criticism that I've heard doesn't match with the announcement made yesterday," he told reporters.
"These sentences will apply to the most serious violent personal assaults fuelled by alcohol and drugs."
He also fended off comments by prominent anti-violence campaigner Ken Marslew that the government's raft of measures combating violence were "half-arsed" and not well thought out.
"The critics will say what the want to say," the premier said.
"What the government is interested in is effective measures that are going to change culture."
Mr O'Farrell said the proposed measures could still be changed.
"We're very serious about this," he said.
"I'll continue to tweak this package."
