Exclusive: With children as young as 10 ‘regularly’ before the courts, NSW must consider raising the age of criminal responsibility, says broad group of child advocates
government to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14, arguing the status quo is harming young people and entrenching social issues.
The UN recommends 14 as the age of criminal responsibility, an approach also backed by doctors, legal experts and the recent disability royal commission. Mayo said it was possibly the first time that such a broad and influential group of organisations – which includes Antar, the NSW Council of Social Service and the teachers’ union – had united on an issue.
Over the same period, 1,115 children had matters go to court, 1,647 were cautioned and 188 children were referred to a youth justice conference.
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