Youth Justice Facility Development Bill 2025
I think having enabling legislation introduced and running a public consultation process at the same time has a raft of problems.
May
2025
27
Ashley Youth Detention Centre
May
2025
27
Youth Justice Facility Development Bill 2025
We have not done well by young people who come into contact with youth justice in Tasmania, and this is well‑documented. There has been untold damage to children over decades.
May
2025
6
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Closure
But your government also promised to close Ashley Youth Detention Centre by late last year.
May
2025
5
More Ashley Delays Confirmed
In alarming news for the safety of children and young people, the Rockliff Government has confirmed the closure of Ashley Youth Detention Centre will be further delayed.
Apr
2025
9
Commission of Inquiry Recommendations – Timelines
remier, the commission of inquiry (COI) recommended that Ashley Youth Detention Centre be closed as soon as possible. We still have not seen any meaningful progress...
Nov
2024
26
Premier Rockliff must name date for Ashley closure
In a shocking betrayal of victim-survivors, the Premier would not commit to a date for the closure of Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Parliament.
Nov
2024
26
Broken Promises
That there will be $75 million paid collectively in compensation for abuse at that youth detention centre shows what happens when governments fail to take action to prevent abuse.
Nov
2024
26
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Closure
We have heard your words committing the government to closing Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
Nov
2024
26
Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Closure
Yesterday, 129 former detainees of Ashley Youth Detention Centre settled a class action, and I acknowledge some of them in the Chamber today.
Oct
2024
30
Further evidence of Liberals’ Ashley closure delays
The Liberal Government’s Youth Justice Reform Taskforce Action Plan shows that they are continuing to fail to take the urgent action needed to close Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
