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Attorney- General Deb Frecklington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 28, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government is working to fulfil its “Adult Crime, Adult Time” election promise by introducing the Making Queensland Safer Bill to Parliament on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Bill targets 13 offences, including murder, manslaughter, unlawful striking causing death, grievous bodily harm, wounding, serious assault, home and business break-ins and robbery, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n

A life sentence will be mandatory for murder, with a non-parole period of 20 years.<\/p>\n

The Bill will also remove\u202fthe principle of detention as a last resort and include measures to fully open the Children’s Court to victims and the media.<\/p>\n

Courts will also be empowered to consider an offender\u2019s full criminal history when sentencing, making their criminal history as a juvenile available to the court when they are sentenced as an adult for a five-year period.<\/p>\n

The Bill will be considered by a Parliamentary Committee before being debated in December.<\/p>\n

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said the Bill made important changes to fundamental provisions that determined how courts dealt with serious juvenile offending. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of our justice system must be to hold people accountable for their actions and to break cycles of reoffending,\u201d Attorney-General Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the changes we are introducing, courts will be able to consider an offender\u2019s full criminal history to better address patterns of offending when sentencing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re giving our judges and magistrates every tool they need to impose sentences that meet community expectations and keep violent offenders off our streets.”<\/p>\n

The State Government aims to have the changes to the Youth Justice Act in place by the end of this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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