Summary
Liberty Victoria is a peak civil liberties organisation in Australia and advocates for human rights and civil liberties.
This submission focusses on: the need to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility; Victoria’s harsh bail laws; the pitfalls of presumptive and mandatory sentencing; and the operation and effect of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Date: 5 December 2022