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Labor rejects ‘nonsense’ breach-of-bail offence as youth justice laws pass
Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan has insisted a “nonsense” breach-of-bail offence sought by the Opposition did not really exist and did little to reduce crime, as his government passed a raft of sweeping changes to the state’s youth justice system.
A trial of tracking bracelets for 16- and 17-year-olds on bail for repeat offences and the police use of hand-held metal detectors to search for knives will now come into effect after the Queensland Parliament passed the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill on Thursday.
GPS tracking devices could increase vigilantism, the Queensland government has been warned.
The bill, which the Palaszczuk government announced as part of a crackdown on about 400 repeat offenders…
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