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International Youth Justice Information Gateway


Australia
Children in Australia may be charged with a criminal offence if they are aged 10 or over (in all jurisdictions except the the Australian...
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New South Wales
Age of criminal responsibility 10 years - Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act (1987) https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/cur...
Feb 61 min read
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Kiribati
Rate of children in detention per 100,000: 172 (2016) https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/children-in-detention/
Feb 41 min read
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New Zealand
Rate of children in detention per 100,000: 25 (2022) https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/children-in-detention/ Child incarceration...
Jan 312 min read
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Papua New Guinea
Rate of children in detention per 100,000: 11 (2018) https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/children-in-detention/
Jan 311 min read
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Northern Territory
Age of Criminal Responsibility: 10 years -Â Schedule 1 of the Criminal Code Act (1983) file:///C:/Users/derek/AppData/Local/Temp/Microsoft...
Jan 31 min read
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Queensland
Age of criminal responsibility: 10 is the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Queensland. The Criminal Code 1899 - Section 29,...
Jan 31 min read
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