Australian Greens
The Victorian Greens have said given the failure of state and territory attorneys-general to act, it’s time for the Victorian Government to lead the way and raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.
Despite increasing pressure from human rights groups, First Nations advocates and the Greens to adopt the reform, Australia’s attorneys-general have yet to take action since deferring a decision on the issue more than a year ago.
Victorian Greens spokesperson for justice, Dr Tim Read, said the Victorian Government was at a crossroads.
MPs across the political spectrum have already started to break ranks and support the reform, joining calls to raise the age from groups as diverse as Change the Record, Amnesty Australia, NATSILS, the UN, and the Australian Medical Association.