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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Advocates oppose Queensland police power to treat children worse than adults over drug offences

Queensland police officers walking viewed from behind
A Queensland police power to charge children over minor drug offences but let adults off with a warning has labelled ‘discriminatory’ by advocates. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Queensland Human Rights Commission has sounded the alarm on “discriminatory” laws that would allow police to charge children over a first minor drug offence while letting adults off with a warning.

The state government’s police powers and responsibilities and other legislation amendment bill would give adults caught carrying small quantities of illicit substances three chances before facing a criminal charge.

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