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Outback council expresses 'absolute opposition' to an increase in age of criminal responsibility

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Bourke Shire Council is opposed to raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years. Councillor Robert Stutsel believes increasing the age will neglect the community's youth. In December, the Standing Council of Attorneys-General, led by Mark Dreyfus, released a previously secret report recommending the age be raised to 14.

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Bourke Shire Council firmly against raising the age of criminal responsibility

Despite recommendations from medical, legal and human rights groups to raise the age of criminal responsibility, a NSW council is pushing to leave it alone, and for reasons that may surprise some.

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