Recommendation 176
Develop alternatives to the mandatory sentencing laws placing children as young as 10 years of age in juvenile detention centres
State
Denmark
Issue
Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks
Criminal justice
Population group
Children
Australian Government Agency and/or Jurisdiction
• States and territories
Australia's Response
Notes (will not consider further at this time)
Australia's Position
Mandatory sentences do not apply to any offences committed by children under federal law and most states and territories do not apply mandatory sentences for children.
States and territories do not intend to abolish mandatory sentencing arrangements.