QATSICPP Statement – Recent legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament re: detaining children in adult watch houses and correctional facilities

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QATSICPP Statement Friday 25 August 2023 Recent legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament re: detaining children in adult watch houses and correctional facilities Yesterday the Queensland Government passed legislative amendments overriding Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (the Act) which allows police watch houses and adult prisons to be used as youth detention centres. This is…

Response to Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC’s) recommendation to establish a national inquiry into child protection laws and processes affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

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The following document details a response to Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC’s) recommendation to establish a national inquiry into child protection laws and processes affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The purpose of this brief is to present the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak’s (QATSICPP’s) response to the Australian Law…