Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

Status - Key DocumentsSubmissions - Public Briefing and Public Hearing - Tabled Papers - Report -  Contact

On 20 March 2019 the Legislative Assembly referred the Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 to the Social Policy Scrutiny Committee for inquiry and report in accordance with clause (4)(c) of the Committee’s Terms of Reference by 20 June 2019.

On 9 May 2019 the Legislative Assembly approved an extension of the report date to 6 August 2019.

Status

Report Tabled

Key Documents

Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Serial 85)
Explanatory Statement 
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
Youth Justice Act 2005 (NT)
Youth Justice Regulations 2006 (NT)
Bail Act 1992 (NT)
Bail Regulations 1983 (NT)
Police Administration Act 1978 (NT)

Submissions

Submission 1 - Darwin Press Club
Submission 2 - North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Submission 3 - Darwin Community Legal Service 
Submission 4 - Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation
Submission 5 - Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Submission 5a - Central Australian Aboriginal Congress - Attachment 
Submission 6 - Australian Lawyers Alliance
Submission 7 - Australia's Right to Know Coalition of Media Companies
Submission 8 - Information Commissioner of the Northern Territory
Submission 9 - Office of the Children;s Commissioner of the Northern Territory
Submission 10 - Law Society of the Northern Territory
Submission 11 - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory
Submission 12 - Northern Territory Council of Social Service
Submission 13 - Human Rights Law Centre
Submission 14 - CREATE Foundation
Submission 15 - Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission
Submission 16 - Australian Red Cross 
Submission 17 - Danila Dilba Health Service
Submission 17a - Danila Dilba Health Service - Attachments A and B - Not for Publication
Submission 18 - Jesuit Social Services
Submission 19 - Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory
Submission 20 - Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation
Submission 21 - Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission
Submission 22 - Northern Territory Police Service
Submission 23 - Central Australian Youth Justice
Submission 24 - Children's Ground
Submission 25 - Strong Grandmother's Group of the Central Desert Region
Submission 26 - Civil Liberties Australia Inc.

Public Briefing and Public Hearing

Public Briefing Schedule - 1 April 2019
Transcript - Public Briefing - 1 April 2019 
Public Hearing Schedule - 30 May 2019
Transcript - Public Hearing - 30 May 2019 

Tabled Papers

Territory Families - Opening Statement - Public Briefing - 1 April 2019
Territory Families - Responses to Written Questions - 29 May 2019
Danila Dilba Health Service - United Nations General Assembly - Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other curel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment - 30 May 2019
Territory Families - Answers to Questions Taken on Notice - 5 June 2019

Report

Inquiry into the Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 - 16 July 2019
Associated Minutes of Proceedings
Government Response - 17 September 2019
Government Response - Recommendation 4 - 3 February 2020 

Contact

Ms Julia Knight
Committee Secretary
GPO Box 3721
DARWIN NT 0801 
Telephone:  (08) 8901 4149
Email: Contact

Last updated: 04 Feb 2020