The Prime Minister must take leadership to stop state and territory governments from passing laws that put more children in prison, the peak body for Indigenous legal organisations says.
The statement from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services follows recent developments in New South Wales and Victoria. This week, NSW seemingly weakened the principle of doli incapax, while earlier this month, Victoria proposed laws that could see children as young as 14 face life imprisonment for certain offences.
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Justice and Equity Centre chief executive Jonathon Hunyor said the legislation will result in more children being “churned through the system; including being sentenced to jail time”.
