There’ll be no jail time for children under 16 who commit crimes and those that do will not be held criminally responsible until they reach the age of 14, Tasmania’s new Youth Justice Blueprint suggests. Minister for Education, Children and Youth Roger Jaensch says the change would position Tasmania as the “nation’s leading jurisdiction on youth […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 5:00pm2025 is the year construction on a facility to replace the Ashley Youth Detention Centre will begin, the state government have announced. A preferred site in Pontville, next to the Midland Highway, will become home the new facility, which will be one of the many implementations made following the Commission of Inquiry (COI) over the […]
Sat Dec 2, 2023 - 5:00amThe deadline for providing information about the former alleged paedophile Tasmania Police officer Paul Reynolds has been extended until the end of this year. The barrister leading the independent review, which was launched following a Commission of Inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmanian schools, hospitals and justice environments, says there has been a “significant uptake” […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 2:16pmWork is set to begin early next year on one of the replacement facilities for Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre. The timeline for closing the AYDC, which has faced serious allegations of human rights abuses and sexual abuse of children, remains uncertain as its initial closure date of September next year approaches. A site located […]
Thu Nov 16, 2023 - 4:30amA Hobart man has been arrested and charged with a number of child abuse offences following a “significant investigation” by Tasmania Police. The 39-year-old from Bellerive was taken into custody by Detectives on Tuesday and charged with 38 offences, including producing child exploitation material, grooming with intent to procure a child for sexual abuse and failing […]
Wed Nov 15, 2023 - 4:10pmIndependent MP Meg Webb has revealed a list of individuals and organisations who faced potential adverse findings from the Tasmania’s Commission of Inquiry. The list includes the Commissioner for Children and Young People, the Ombudsman and the CEO of the Integrity Commission. In a statement, Webb said it was “startling clear” that the Commissioners had […]
Wed Nov 1, 2023 - 3:00amNew laws on firearms and family violence matters will be debated in the Tasmanian Parliament this week. Proposed changes to firearms laws include automatically refusing firearm licences for members of outlaw motorcycle gangs and creating a new offence for the unlawful possession of digital blueprints for manufacturing firearms. Leader of the House Felix Ellis said […]
Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 4:55pmTasmania’s troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre is experiencing lockdowns at a “disturbing” systemic level, according to the state custodial inspector’s latest annual report. Richard Connock says children at the facility “rarely achieved” the required minimum of 10 hours outside their rooms each day and said that staffing shortages appeared to be a “major reason” for […]
Fri Oct 20, 2023 - 4:00amWitnesses and individuals with information into the alleged Paul Reynolds Tasmania Police pedophilia scandal have been urged to come forward. An independent review, led by Tasmanian barrister Regina Weiss, into the allegations will begin today following revelations that Senior Sergeant Reynolds was given a full police funeral despite known pedophilia allegations against him. Submissions from […]
Thu Oct 12, 2023 - 4:30amAn independent review will be conducted into the conduct of the late Senior Sergeant Paul Reynolds, following revelations that Tasmania Police had been aware of pedophilia allegations against him for a decade before giving him a full police funeral. Senior Sergeant Reynolds died by suicide in 2018 while the allegations were being investigated, but was […]
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