Tuesday, 18 June 2024

Bills

Youth Justice Bill 2024

Introduction and first reading

Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing) (13:33): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to provide for the reform of the youth justice system, to amend the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 and other related acts and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Michael O’BRIEN (Malvern) (13:34): I ask the minister to provide a brief explanation of the bill.

Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing) (13:34): The bill is to establish a new Youth Justice Act, YJ act, as a standalone legislative framework to better respond to alleged offending by children and young people, raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12, introduce an electronic monitoring trial for young people on bail alongside an enhanced bail supervision and support service, repeal provisions from the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 that are reformed or re-enacted by the YJ act, set out transitional provisions and make consequential amendments to other acts.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.