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QLD Youth Justice Amendment Act 2023 — Electronic Monitoring
Queensland, AustraliaQLD Parliament2023
AdverseMedium precedent
Strategic issue
What was at stake
GPS tracking of children on bail
Key holding
What the court decided
Introduced GPS ankle monitoring for children as young as 15 on bail. Civil liberties groups and Aboriginal organisations condemned the measure as surveillance overreach targeting Aboriginal children.
Authorities
Statutes and cases cited
Statutes & treaties
- § Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld)
- § Youth Justice Amendment Act 2023 (Qld)
Issue areas
Categories
bailgps-monitoringqldsurveillance
Source
Authoritative link
Source of record
https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/asmade/act-2023-016Disclaimer and licence
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