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Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
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posted on 2023-05-25, 16:06 authored by Hutchinson, T, Carrington, K, Richards, K, Angela DwyerAngela DwyerThis submission addresses the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 the objectives of which are to: Permit repeat offenders’ identifying information to be published and open the Children’s Court for youth justice matters involving repeat offenders; Create a new offence where a child commits a further offence while on bail; Permit childhood findings of guilt for which no conviction was recorded to be admissible in court when sentencing a person for an adult offence; Provide for the automatic transfer from detention to adult corrective services facilities of 17 year olds who have six months or more left to serve in detention; Provide that, in sentencing any adult or child for an offence punishable by imprisonment, the court must not have regard to any principle, whether under statute or at law, that a sentence of imprisonment (in the case of an adult) or detention (in the case of a child) should only be imposed as a last resort; Allow children who have absconded from Sentenced Youth Boot Camps to be arrested and brought before a court for resentencing without first being given a warning; and Make a technical amendment to the Youth Justice Act 1992.
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Publication title
Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Community Safety CommitteeConfidential
- Yes
Commissioning body
Crime and Justice Research CentrePagination
32Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
Crime and Justice Research CentrePlace of publication
AustraliaRepository Status
- Restricted