Victoria’s age of criminal responsibility to rise from 10 to 12

Victoria will raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 years old to 12 with a view to raising it to 14 inline with international standards. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

The Victorian government is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12, with a view to increasing it again to the international standard of 14 within four years.

Guardian Australia has confirmed cabinet approved the plan, first reported by the Age, at a meeting on Monday afternoon.