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NT government to introduce laws raising the age of criminal responsibility and reforming adult mandatory sentencing

The Northern Territory will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to introduce legislation raising the age of criminal responsibility, which the government intends to lift from 10 to 12 years old.

It has also unveiled plans to change some controversial mandatory sentencing policies for adult offenders.

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