The Queensland government has passed controversial youth crime laws in the hopes of reducing high levels of crime committed by teenagers and young children in the state.
The laws include an overhaul of the Human Rights Act, which would allow children to be charged with a criminal offence if they breach bail conditions.
The legislation will also include tracking child criminals with a GPS from 15 years old and will provide an additional $9 million in funding to assist victims of crimes.
After three days of debate, the parliament passed the laws tonight, with the Liberal National Party opposition voting alongside the Labor government in favour of the bill.
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli said his party supported the changes to the Human Rights Act.
"When we talk about youth crime, we talk about victims. We talk about the impact that youth crime and all types of crime is having on the victims in Queensland," Deputy Opposition Leader Jarrod Bleijie said during the debate.
The bill is seen as controversial to some, the Greens calling the legislation "baseless" arguing overriding the Huam Rights Act won't fix the core of the problem.
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