00:00An election commitment set to become law.
00:06Adult crime, adult time.
00:09A parliamentary committee has recommended
00:12the Making Queensland Safer Bill be passed,
00:15paving the way for debate in Parliament.
00:18These laws will serve to act as a deterrent to crime.
00:21They will serve to reduce the number of victims.
00:25Arms behind your back, young man.
00:27The legislation proposes to sentence juveniles as adults
00:31for more than a dozen serious offences,
00:34including murder, manslaughter and burglary.
00:37Committee members from Labor and the Greens have reservations.
00:41In the final report, Michael Berkman says the laws shouldn't be passed.
00:46Whatever mandate the LNP claims for this bill
00:49cannot justify the passage of such ill-conceived,
00:52counterproductive legislation.
00:55The opposition says it is clear from many stakeholders
00:58that there is no evidence to support the premise
01:01that this approach will result in a reduction in victim numbers.
01:05The Caters Australian Party wants it to go further
01:09by way of mandatory minimum sentences.
01:12It's rarely applied, the maximum sentencing.
01:14Usually it's the minimum sentencing that's the real one that has clout.
01:18The committee held two public hearings
01:20and received more than 170 submissions.
01:24Some victims of crime have welcomed the government taking action.
01:28The Voice for Victims supports the elevation of victims
01:31being a centred focus of the changes for the bill.
01:34But youth advocacy groups have concerns.
01:38There are overrides of human rights
01:40and they're human rights of the most vulnerable
01:42and disadvantaged kids in Queensland.
01:44The bill is expected to pass Parliament next week
01:48when MPs sit for the final time this year.
01:51While the LNP has been criticised for rushing the process,
01:55it says it's delivering on its election commitment
01:58to have the laws in place by Christmas.
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