Victoria is set to go past its own deadline to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 by the end of the year, after introducing its mammoth 1000-page youth justice bill to parliament on Tuesday.
It includes a scheme for warnings, cautions and early diversions that police will be able to use instead of formal charges for young offenders to avoid having them interact with the legal system. The capacity of the children’s court will be boosted with an additional magistrate to handle repeat offenders. The legal presumption known as, which describes the inability of children to form criminal intent, will also be codified in the bill.
A youth victims justice register will allow victims of crime to receive updates on cases and provide information to the Youth Parole Board. Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service chief executive Nerita Waight said the legislation would help keep young people out of the criminal justice system but that it was disappointing bail reform for children had been dumped and thatHead of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, Nerita Waight.
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