Allan Government Partially Backs Reforms, Rejects Key Yoorrook Recommendations

April 3, 2024
Allan Government Partially Backs Reforms, Rejects Key Yoorrook Recommendations
  • The Allan government has sought more time to address major reforms from the Yoorrook Justice Commission's report on child protection, justice, and police oversight.

  • The government supports 24 recommendations in principle but rejects three concerning raising the age of criminal responsibility, bail reform, and pursuing human rights abuses through a tribunal.

  • Some of the report's significant reforms are deferred for further analysis or inclusion in state's Treaty negotiations.

  • Yoorrook chair Professor Eleanor Bourke is disappointed with the government's decision, highlighting the ongoing injustice against First Peoples.

  • A recommendation to change the state's human rights charter is rejected, though adult bail system changes have been legislated.

  • The government plans a phased increase in the age of criminal responsibility to 14 by 2027, starting with an increase to 12 by the end of the current year.

  • Treaty and First Peoples Minister Natalie Hutchins underscores the role of Treaty and Truth, led by Aboriginal people, in achieving better outcomes and narrowing disparities.

  • Further accountability hearings are anticipated later in the year to monitor the progress of the recommendations' implementation.

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