Call to Exclude Kids From Law Banning Criminal Contact

Call to Exclude Kids From Law Banning Criminal Contact
Heavy police presence in Sydney protest in Sydney, Australia on Nov. 27, 2021. Nina Nguyen/ Epoch Times
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A law meant for disrupting serious crime is disproportionately targeting Indigenous people and continues to be used on children, legal groups say.

The Aboriginal Legal Service New South Wales (NSW)/Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the NSW Bar Association on Wednesday called on the state parliament to narrow the scope of the consorting law and ban its use on those under the age of 18.

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