On 31 August 2020, the Australian Law Reform Commission's Final Report on Corporate Criminal Responsibility was tabled in Parliament. The Final Report makes significant recommendations for reform of ...
It is an iron law of Australian politics that the country moves slowly. It is not opposed to change, but as an overall incredibly comfortable country it requires a lot of convincing. This general ...
Raising Australia’s Age of Criminal Responsibility from 10 to 14 Would Address Human Rights Concerns
It’s become increasingly clear that Australia could be in breach of its human rights commitments as reports of mistreatment continue to emerge from youth detention centers in Western Australia. On ...
(Sydney, May 26, 2025) - Australia’s reelected Labor government should show national leadership by raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ending the incarceration of children as young ...
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government Tuesday introduced a bill to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 years old to 14. The Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) ...
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United Nations critical of Australia's age of criminal responsibility, incarceration rates
A review of Australia's human rights record by the United Nations has heard "serious concerns" about its low age of criminal responsibility and rising incarceration rates. The Human Rights Council ...
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