Tough new youth bail monitoring laws introduced to the Queensland Parliament will see GPS trackers attached to more young offenders.
The Youth Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Bill 2025 will make electronic monitoring permanent and see the practice expanded across the State.
The Government says electronic monitoring devices have been found to reduce the likelihood of reoffending by 24%.
“We promised Queenslanders we would continue to strengthen our youth crime laws, and that’s exactly what we are doing,” said Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support, Laura Gerber.
“Under Adult Crime, Adult Time, youth offenders now face serious consequences for their actions, and these reforms are another step to reduce reoffending and victim numbers.
“For a decade Labor weakened our youth crime laws and commissioned two botched GPS monitoring trials, which saw just four youth offenders administered devices in the first year.
“The Crisafulli Government is cleaning up Labor’s mess and delivering tough youth crime laws alongside early intervention and rehabilitation programs to make Queensland safer and reduce the number of victims of crime,” said Ms Gerber.
