QLD Youth Justice Amendment Act 2023
What the court decided
Queensland introduced 'breach of bail' as an offence for children and expanded police powers for electronic monitoring of children. Described by legal experts as the most regressive youth justice legislation in Australian history. Disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Statutes and cases cited
- § Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld)
- § Youth Justice Amendment Act 2023 (Qld)
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