Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025
Bill Story
The journey of this bill through Parliament, including debate and recorded votes.
Introduced the bill to expand electronic monitoring for all youth on bail statewide, removing Labor's restrictive eligibility criteria and making the scheme permanent.
“This bill will give courts the power to order an electronic monitoring device on any youth given bail.”— 2025-12-10View Hansard
Referred to Education, Arts and Communities Committee
5 members · Chair: Nigel Hutton
Plain English Summary
Overview
This bill makes electronic monitoring of young offenders on bail permanent across Queensland. Following an independent evaluation that found monitoring reduced reoffending and kept young people out of custody, the government is removing the trial's restrictions on age, offence type, and geographic location.
Who it affects
Children on bail and their families, as monitoring can now be imposed regardless of the child's age or offence type. Courts gain broader discretion while youth justice services must advise on service availability.
Key changes
- Electronic monitoring becomes a permanent bail option, removing the trial's expiry date
- Age restriction removed - monitoring can now apply to children under 15
- Offence restrictions removed - no longer limited to prescribed indictable offences
- Geographic restrictions removed - available statewide where services exist
- Courts must still receive suitability assessments and satisfy existing bail requirements before imposing monitoring