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High Court decision on WA law that allows indefinite detention for 'serious offenders' shocks human rights lawyers

The High Court has denied an appeal from a first-time offender who, having served his time, challenged a WA law that allows the state to indefinitely detain or impose strict conditions on criminals deemed likely to reoffend.

ABC News · Sep 7, 2022

High Court backs WA high risk offender law

Western Australia's law enabling the indefinite detention of serious violent offenders has been deemed constitutionally appropriate by the High Court.

AAP · Sep 6, 2022

Transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina Prison a sign of a 'broken' system, retired judge says

The longest-serving president of Western Australia's children's court has slammed the state's youth justice system as "broken" and "a basket case", following the recent transfer of teenage boys from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022