The latest Adult Crime Adult Time laws have been introduced Crisafulli Government in parliament this week, with twenty new charges introduced including rape, aggravated attempted robbery, attempted murder, arson, torture, stealing firearms, kidnapping, ramming emergency services and trafficking dangerous drugs.
The LNP says the plan was also to introduce addition changes after the Crisafulli Government fulfilled its promise to deliver the initial Adult Crime Adult Times laws by Christmas.
The 20 new offences are the second tranche of changes to the Making Queensland Safer Laws. The changes will not be retrospective, meaning youth criminal who have committed previous crimes won’t face new punishments.
In Cairns and the Far North, new policing data shows a downturn in assaults, since Adult Crime, Adult Time was introduced by the Crisafulli government. Since December 2024, there have been 60 less serious assault offences, with grievous bodily harm offences falling by more than half.
