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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod and Tamsin Rose

Renewed push for NSW to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14

The scales of justice engraved on a pillar outside a Sydney courthouse
In NSW, children as young as 10 can be charged, convicted and incarcerated. Photograph: Margaret Scheikowski/AAP

More than a dozen organisations have formed a coalition to push the New South Wales government to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14, arguing the status quo is harming young people and entrenching social issues.

The group includes key agencies including First Nations organisations, legal and human rights groups, peak bodies and unions, each with different perspectives on why the change is overdue and how it can be done.

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