Steven Miles’ government claims to have legal advice from Crown Law and solicitor general that amendments will not violate Human Rights Act or international law
The Queensland premier, Steven Miles, says the legislation removing the principle of detention as a last resort from the Youth Justice Act will make it clear ‘community safety must be the priority for the courts’.The Queensland premier, Steven Miles, says the legislation removing the principle of detention as a last resort from the Youth Justice Act will make it clear ‘community safety must be the priority for the courts’.
Miles told media on Wednesday that the changes “will make it absolutely clear that community safety MUST be the priority for the courts”.
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