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Reforming youth bail laws ‘not the answer’ to Northern Territory crime, retiring judge says
A Supreme Court Judge says Northern Territory politicians from across the political divide are wrong to “seize on” bail law reform as an answer to youth crime.
Key points:
- Acting Justice Graham Hiley says the current debate about bail laws is largely irrelevant
- The opposition wants to remove a presumption in favour of giving young people bail
- The Labor government says it is considering a review of the Bail Act
Concerns about youth crime in Alice Springs and other parts of the NT have been building in the lead up to next week’s parliamentary sittings.
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