Increasing the age of Criminal responsibility
AMEND:
33. Raise the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years. The Age of Criminal Responsibility should be 14, with the following exception:
● The Child is between 12 and 14 years old; and
● The Child understood the conduct was wrong; and
The Child has committed one of the most serious offences as listed in the Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (ACT), sch 1.