Teens must prove why they should get bail under Queensland law reform

“In cases of serious indictable offences such as breaking and entering and armed robbery, we are reversing the presumption of bail.

“The courts will be empowered to require repeat offenders to give reasons why they should have bail instead of requiring prosecutors to prove why they should not,” she said.

Courts will be able to force 16- and 17-year-olds to wear GPS trackers as a condition of bail in a trial to be rolled out in north Brisbane, Moreton, Logan, Townsville and the Gold Coast.

“Now these trackers have also been operating in South Australia, Western Australia and New Zealand and…