List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

6.11The committee strongly recommends that the Senate continues to pursue an inquiry into the incarceration of children in Australia given the significant and disturbing evidence received by the committee as detailed in this interim report and the issues raised in the report of the National Children’s Commissioner entitled ‘Help way earlier!’: How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing.

Recommendation 2

6.12The committee recommends that the Senate in the 48th Parliament considers whether to refer to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee an inquiry into Australia’s child justice and detention system, with particular reference to the Commonwealth’s responsibilities as they relate to:

 the incarceration of children, including the disproportionate incarceration of First Nations children;

 compliance with international obligations relating to the detention of children;

 responding to the recommendations of the National Children’s Commissioner’s report entitled ‘Help way earlier!’: How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing; and

 any other related matter.