Care Leavers (Victims and Other Legislation Bill 2018) – Nina Springle
Up until the early 1990s, children had charges of ‘being in moral danger’ or ‘of insufficient means’ put on their records, which effectively established a criminal record for them. They needed care, what they got was a rap sheet.
Last year I formally called on the Victorian Government to address the historic practice of ‘charging’ babies and children for crimes against them.
It’s great to see that advocacy by the Greens and many others has finally come to fruition with new legislation recognising those past wrongs, and changing those records to reflect that those children never committed any crimes.
Unfortunately, the legislation doesn’t address all those affected, and we’ll keep working on this tirelessly into the future.
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