March 2, 2026
A dozen more offences will be added to the Adult Crime, Adult Time legislation in Queensland.
The 12 offences are:
- Assault occasioning bodily harm
- Conspiring to murder
- Unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassment or abuse
- Riot
- Abuse of persons with an impairment of the mind
- Indecent treatment of a child under the age of 16
- Choking, suffocation, or strangulation in a domestic setting
- Disabling in order to commit an indictable offence
- Stupefying in order to commit an indictable offence
- Endangering the safety of a person in a vehicle with intent
- Aiding suicide
- Administering poison with intent to harm
The State Government says that since the passing of the Making Queensland Safer Laws, more than 4000 youth offenders have been charged with more than 19,000 Adult Crime, Adult Time offences and the number of crime victims has fallen 7.2 per cent (in 2025, compared with the previous year).
“In just 12 months, we’ve taken strong, decisive steps to address Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis and break the cycle of repeat offending, and we’re giving judges and magistrates the tools they need to hand down sentences that reflect community expectations,” Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said.
