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Big Law • 29 October 2024
Legal organisations raise alarm over new ‘retrograde’ NT laws
The Law Council of Australia and the Law Society of Northern Territory have expressed strong opposition to the recently...
Big Law • 06 September 2024
‘It will backfire’: Lawyers warn NT government about lowering age of criminal responsibility
Legal experts have expressed deep concern regarding the newly elected Northern Territory’s Chief Minister’s plan to...
Big Law • 02 September 2024
Lawyers slam ‘unacceptable’ plan by incoming NT government to lower age of criminal responsibility
The newly elected Northern Territory Chief Minister’s plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years has...
Big Law • 16 August 2024
‘A betrayal of Victoria’s children’: Legal organisations condemn amendments to Youth Justice Bill
Legal organisations have expressed their disappointment with the Victorian government’s decision to retract its commitment...
The Victorian government has proposed legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 by the end of the...
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On Thursday, 4 August, the Commonwealth government was given the #RaiseTheAge petition, for which over 200,000...
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The Tasmanian government has made the decision to cease the incarceration of children under the age of 14 in a move that...
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A national legal body has welcomed the commitment by attorneys-general to raise the age of criminal responsibility from...
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In an open letter, a coalition of health and medical organisations have called on the federal government to raise the...
Read MoreA number of legal bodies and organisations have raised concerns over the age of criminal responsibility after a meeting...
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Following the release of its road map to raising the age of criminal responsibility, the ACT AG has pledged to...
Read MoreState and territory governments across the country are being urged to follow the lead of the ACT, after the release of...
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Prior to raising the age of criminal responsibility, a report commissioned by the ACT government has found that there...
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“Deeply embedded” bad practice needs to be called out in order to protect children’s rights, according to one...
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