age of criminal responsibility

The Victorian government will raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 by the end of next year, and to 14 by 2027. 

Australia has faced international pressure at the UN’s human rights council to improve its standing on human rights issues.

Hundreds of Australian children aged ten to 13 are in juvenile detention. Legal and medical experts say we must raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.

Tammy Solonec is the Indigenous Rights Manager at Amnesty International Australia and is leading the Community is Everything campaign.