Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Parramatta, NSW (part 2 of 2)
10 April 2026
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Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Australian Parliament
00:00 - 01:34
Speaker 9
In too much of I've heard this morning has been has been doling CapEx and focusing on the on the 10 to 13 year olds. New South Wales passed legislation earlier this year, reinforcing the minimum age of... As 10 and putting in place provisions to assist the government, prosecutors and police to actually rebut dolly income tax. We're worried about these issues and we'll monitor what the impact of that's been... That will be.
A study done by BOXR, who do provide very good data on prime issues around the state. There was a 76% drop in conviction rates for kids between 10 and 13 in New South Wales since 2019. And it was clear in the government's submissions and proposals around this target, they wish to return to the pre-twenty nineteen figures to make people feel safe. It's a sad indictment where we're at. But I won't try and go through too many more of those.
There's a lot of data we can start issuing going through on these at the moment and tell you where it's at at the moment. But, I mean, the picture in New South Wales of where youth incarceration or youth justice is, I mean, in the system itself, 56% of all people in jail or the youth in jail in New South Wales are Aboriginal. 76% of them are on are on on Remind. 70% of them are recidivists, and 95% are male, give you a driver on it. And we've had from other people here, 45% of all the people in the youth justice system is...
01:34 - 02:09
Speaker 8
Are are crossover kids from the out of home care system. It's another area that's one of the major drivers, if you like, of the the youth crime or youth contact with the justice system itself. I think at the moment, we think there's about 12,000 kids who are currently in that out of home care system, and that's kids whose life chances have been diminished greatly by that process. And we'll focus on that to be beneficial. You mentioned this morning that Victor Dommello made that point about they can identify kids when they're two years old if they have a problem.
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