Mandatory detention laws in Australia

Mandatory

detention laws in Australia

Statements on Mandatory

Sentencing, HREOC Press Conference, 17 February 2000

• Professor

  Alice Tay, President

• Dr

  William Jonas, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

  Commissioner

• Chris

  Sidoti, Human Rights Commissioner

Briefing

paper

Outlines and evaluates the state and territory laws. The paper describes the impact of the laws and provides a summary of criticisms made by others.

Submission by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

To the inquiry by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee into the Human Rights (Mandatory Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders) Bill 1999.