National Party government instigated amendments to the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld). Boot camps replaced court ordered youth justice conferencing. In 2014 there were more drastic changes, including opening the Children 's Court proceedings to the public, permitting publication of identifying information...
Powe v David Hansen on behalf of Logan City Council [2021] QDC 12 CRIMINAL LAW – PLANNING ACT OFFENCES – APPEAL FROM MAGISTRATES COURT – Interpreters not sworn – inadmissible evidence tendered – whether miscarriage of justice Justices Act 1886 Qld; Local...
Coming into office in February 2015, the Palaszczuk Government had originally aimed to reduce debt, specifically the general government debt-to-revenue ratio, but it gave up after it proved too hard. It made some early gains, largely by shifting a few billion dollars of debt onto state-owned ...
In 2014 Queensland's conservative Liberal National Party government made a number of amendments to the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld) ('YJA'). Of critical importance is the new breach of bail offence (s 59A) and the reverse onus provision (s 59B). The effect of these changes was compounded...
The Government is now paying the consequences for its lack of fiscal discipline, as it needs to fund a sharply rising public debt interest bill while managing multiple crises in health, housing, and youth crime. Please feel free to comment below. Alternatively, you can email comments, ...
Young people who have had contact with the criminal justice system are at increased risk of early death, especially from injuries. However, deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this population remain poorly described. We aimed to estimate mortality due to NCDs in people with a hist...
Operating as a designer within the website delivery team- working on user research, interface designs and changes to new and existing websites (approximately 2,000 state school and project websites) , taking into account government standards, accessibility standards while still maintaining an appealing...
The slowness of policy responses to housing and homelessness by all levels of government have been a major theme of experiences of participants from mining communities in this study. Critical social policy and social justice theoretical approaches provide an opportunity to contribute to a robust and ...
(2004). Youth justice conferencing and police referrals: The gatekeeping role of police in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Criminal Justice, 32, 345-357. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2004.04.005Stewart A and Smith F (2004) Youth justice conferencing and police referrals: The gatekeeping role of ...