Victoria’s age of criminal responsibility to rise from 10 to 12

Cabinet ministers approve plan ahead of national meeting of attorneys-general on Friday

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The Victorian government is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12, with a view to increasing it again to the international standard of 14 within four years.

Guardian Australia has confirmed cabinet approved the plan, first reported by the Age, at a meeting on Monday afternoon.

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