Nearly one in three children on Queensland’s serious repeat offender list under protection order

The child protection system can put minors on a ‘collision course’ with the justice system, PeakCare Queensland’s Tom Allsop says. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

Nearly one in three children on Queensland’s serious repeat offender index is under a child protection order, new figures show.

As of 30 June, 133 of 452 serious repeat offenders had child protection orders, which are made when the children’s court decides a young person needs to be protected from harm.