National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021

This bill sought to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Queensland from 10 to 14 years old. Children under 14 would no longer have been charged, prosecuted, detained, or given criminal records. It also required the release of children already in custody and the expungement of their records. This bill failed at the second reading and did not become law.