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Scott McDougall alarmed at Palaszczuk government plan to make breach of bail an offence for children
The Queensland human rights commissioner says he is “deeply concerned” at the state’s plan to charge children with criminal offences for breaching their bail conditions – the first time the Labor government has sought to override protections enshrined in its own Human Rights Act.
Proposed youth justice legislation, which would make breaches of bail an offence for children, was tabled in parliament on Monday by the police minister, Mark Ryan.
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