Recommendation 177
Abolish the sentencing of children to life in prison
State
Lithuania
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
States and territories have primary responsibility for criminal justice, including adult and juvenile corrections. For information about state and territory policies and programmes related to juvenile justice, visit:
- Australian Capital Territory – Community Services Directorate and the Children and Young People Act 1999
- New South Wales – Juvenile Justice and the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (s 33)
- Northern Territory – Territory Families and the Juvenile Justice Act 1983 (s 53)
- Queensland – Youth Justice and the Juvenile Justice Act 1993 (Part 5)
- South Australia – Department for Communities and Social Inclusion and the Young Offenders Act 1993 (Division 3)
- Tasmania – Department of Health and Human Services and the Youth Justice Act 1997 (Part 4)
- Victoria – Department of Human Services and the Child and Young Persons Act 1989 (s 137)
- Western Australia – Department of Corrective Services and the Young Offenders Act 1994 (Part 7)