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18 March 2008
Submission on Summary Offences (Tagging and Graffiti Vandalism) Amendment Bill
Submission by Children's Commissioner Dr Cindy Kiro to the Law and Order Select Committee on the Summary Offences (Tagging and Graffiti Vandalism) Amendment Bill. The submission was presented to the Committee on the 18th of March 2008.
The Bill amends the Summary Offences Act to "address the pervasive issue of tagging and graffiti in... communities... It seeks to provide redress, if not recognition for the impact these actions have on property owners and the wider community." The Children's Commissioner does not believe the Bill would provide "long-term solutions and benefits to the community". The Children's Commissioner submits that the Bill "adversely affects children and young people under 18 years."
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13 September 2006
Submission on the Corrections (Mothers with Babies) Amendment Bill
Submission by Children’s Commissioner Dr Cindy Kiro to the Law and Order Committee on the Corrections (Mothers with Babies) Amendment Bill. The submission was presented on the 13th of September 2006.
The Bill discusses access to young children by incarcerated mothers. The Children's Commissioner supports, in principle, the Bill, submitting that the best interests of the child must be the paramount concern in making decisions about the placement of children of prison inmates.
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14 July 2006
Submission on the Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill
Submission from the Children’s Commissioner Dr Cindy Kiro to the Law and Order Select Committee on the Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill. The submission was presented to the Select Committee on the 14th of July 2006.
The Bill reforms the youth justice system, overturning "fundamental tenants of law relating to the legal culpability of children." The Children's Commissioner does not support this Bill.
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11 May 2006
Submission on the Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill
Submission from the Children's Commissioner Dr Cindy Kiro to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill. Presented to the Committee on the 11th of May 2006.
The Bill seeks to standardise pay rates for youth (16 - 18 year olds) with the adult minimum wage. The Children's Commissioner supported this Bill as "[d]iscrimination against youth by establishing a minimum wage based purely on the basis of age is inappropriate and unfair."
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28 February 2006
Submission on the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill
Submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee on the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill. Presented by Dr Cindy Kiro, Children's Commissioner, on 28 February 2006.
The Bill intends to repeal Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1969. The Commissioner's recommendation is that this Bill "be enacted without amendment."
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