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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

'You can't divide that': ACT police don't support carve outs for serious offences

Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury, Families and Community Services Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith and Youth Justice Minister Emma Davidson. The three ministers are behind a bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility in the ACT. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Police do not support exceptions for young people accused of serious crimes, including murder and sexual assault, when the ACT raises the age of criminal responsibility.

But Families and Community Services Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said she did not believe the territory had the service system, or was able to develop the services, to respond to young people who commit serious crimes.

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