The Allan government has sought more time to address major reforms requested by the Yoorrook Justice Commission regarding child protection, justice, and police oversight as it responded to the first report from the landmark inquiry.
But some of the report’s biggest reforms have been pushed back for further analysis or as part of the state’s Treaty negotiations.This includes calls for First Peoples to have a standalone child protection system and to be put in control of parts of the criminal justice system, including an expansion of the Koori Court.
Reforms to bail have also been rejected, with the government already legislating its own changes to the adult system and abandoning plans toYoorrook called for the age of criminal responsibility to be immediately raised from 10 to 14. The Allan government does not support this andto raise the age to 12 by the end of the year and plans to increase this to 14 by 2027.
“Recommendations regarding the Bail Act and the minimum age of criminal responsibility and detention are crucial given the alarming over-incarceration of First Peoples adults and children, and ongoing deaths in custody.
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