Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the ACT
This submission is ARACY’s response to the discussion paper regarding raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the ACT. ARACY supports raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) without exception on neurodevelopmental and human rights grounds, but emphasises the need for this legislative change to be coupled with evidence-based services and supports to […]
Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020
This is ARACY’s submission to the Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020.
Submission to the Inquiry into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence
This is ARACY’s submission to the Inquiry into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence. Intimate partner violence is the largest contributing risk factor to the burden of disease in women,exceeding other risk factors. Exposure to family violence, including intimate partner violence, has a significant negative effect on the wellbeing and development of children. Strategies that aim […]
