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Queensland Expands ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ List for Young Offenders

Twelve new offences have been added to the state’s ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws, bringing the total to 45.
Queensland Expands ‘Adult Crime, Adult Time’ List for Young Offenders
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Rex Widerstrom
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The Queensland government has added 12 additional crimes to those for which youths can be sentenced to prison, bringing the total to 45 “adult crime, adult time” offences.

The new offences include domestic and sexual violence crimes, riot, assault occasioning bodily harm and conspiring to murder.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.