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Victorian budget supports employment opportunities for young people
The Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) Victoria has welcomed the Victorian Government’s focus on getting young people into secure, skilled work through apprenticeships and traineeships.
Gary Workman, Executive Director of the AEN said, “The AEN has partnered with the Victorian Government over many years to deliver better employment outcomes for young people. We know that meaningful work and social engagement leads to better mental health and future opportunities for personal growth.”
“Training and Skills Minister Gayle Tierney’s announcement of $85.9m to set up the new Victorian Skills Authority is a nod to the recommendations made in the 2020 Macklin Review, which acknowledges that a strong apprenticeship and VET system is key to Victoria’s economic recovery.”
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Coronavirus fines totalling $2.3 million have been issued to teenagers in Victoria, prompting renewed calls for the penalties to be waived to avoid unnecessarily dragging young people into the justice system.
Data from the Department of Justice and Community Safety shows that to December 15 last year, 1560 COVID-19-related fines were issued to Victorians aged under 18, raising concerns young people and their families will be unable to pay sums that can run to more than $1600.
Victoria Police issue pandemic-related fines at a refugee rights protest in Preston earlier this year.
Community legal practitioners working with young people who were fined say the âexcessiveâ penalties are in some cases 10 times higher than what minors would normally receive for offences in the Childrenâs Court, for what were in many cases inadvertent breaches.
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Police officers who issued fines for breaches of COVID-19 restrictions have been instructed to hand out cautions for unpaid infringements rather than proceed with charges in a move that the Police Association warns could undermine future enforcement of public health orders.
More than 19,000 penalty notices were issued for breaches of chief health officer orders by October last year. The new direction would mean all but the most egregious offenders will avoid paying.
A man is issued a fine on August 9, in Melbourne.
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Premier Daniel Andrews insisted in October that rule-breakers must pay fines, warning there was too much at stake and we will come after you if you don t .