April 23, 2026
The State Government has added another 12 offences to its “Adult Crime, Adult Time” list, as well as strengthening laws targeting first-time drug offenders.
The 12 new Adult Crime, Adult Time offences are:
- Aggravated 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
This is the third time that more offences have been added to the LNP’s “Adult Crime, Adult Time” list.
The latest legislation also ends the “three strikes” drug diversion program for people caught with small quantities of illegal drugs.
Under the old scheme, police could issue a warning on the first offence and then make up to two referrals for drug diversion before a repeat offender actually entered the justice system.
Now a first-time offender will be fined but this can be cancelled if they participate in a drug diversion program.
If they fail the program, the fine would be re-instated.
The new legislation also allows police to ban offenders from designated business and community precincts.
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