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As well as Reconciliation Week events listed above we also would like to add some additional information about issues of community interest in the ACT.
- The current Winnunga Newsletter April 2021, contains numerous informative articles dealing with current issues. Actually the newsletter makes for compelling reading for all members of the ACT community.
https://winnunga.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Winnunga-AHCS-Newsletter-April-2021.pdf
Within the newsletter Julie Tongs OAM, CEO Winnunga, is seeking the support of the whole of the Canberra community to contribute funds for the purchase of a range of toiletries, such as shampoo and deodorant, to be provided to detainees in the AMC. She is hopeful that the Canberra community will also respond to the contribution of funds sufficient to ensure that all detainees have an opportunity to maintain meaningful telephone contact with their loved ones. If you are able to contribute funds towards or otherwise assist in this cause please contact Winnunga AHCS on 02) 6284 6222. Details are on pages 12 and 13 in Winnunga’s April newsletter.
- ACT Government currently has a review underway into the service system and the implementation requirement for raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the ACT. The Justice Policy Futures Taskforce within the Justice Reform Branch of ACT government is managing the review on Behalf Of Canberra as a Restorative City. The review will further the Government’s commitment to raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility by identifying:
- the impact of raising the minimum age criminal responsibility on young people and their families, support services and the justice system in the ACT with particular attention to prevention, early intervention and diversionary frameworks
- how to ensure adequate support measures are in place through justice reinvestment initiatives and family-centric interventions, for young people aged 10—13 who use or are at risk of using criminal behaviours;
- options to address key issues and risks if the minimum age of criminal responsibility is raised
The chair of the review team is Dr Morag McArthur; working in partnership with CURIJO and Aino Soumi.
https://safeguardingchildren.acu.edu.au/researcher-profiles/emeritus-professor-morag-mcarthur
https://www.curijo.com.au/ https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/suomi-a
This review is planned to be completed by the end of July 2021 with possible legislation drafted and introduced into Legislative Assembly in December 2021.
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