Government to lift age of criminal responsibility
The ACT government will introduce nation-leading legislation into the Assembly on Tuesday to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years.
Source: citynews.com.au
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The ACT government will introduce nation-leading legislation into the Assembly on Tuesday to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years.
CANBERRA, May 8 (Xinhua) — The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Shane Rattenbury, attorney-general of the ACT, on Monday said he will introduce a bill into the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that would raise the age at […]