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Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Type: Government
Status: Awaiting Assent, Thu 27 Nov 2025
Bill Remarks:

LA: Bill declared urgent 18/11/2025

LC: Bill declared urgent 25/11/2025
Origin: Legislative Assembly
Member with Carriage: Daley, Michael (Mookhey, Daniel)
Long Title: An Act to amend the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 to make further provision about the age of criminal responsibility of children between 10 years of age and 14 years of age; to make miscellaneous amendments to the Young Offenders Act 1997 and Young Offenders Regulation 2016; and for other purposes.
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Introduced by: Daley, Michael
Notice of Motion: Tue 18 Nov 2025
Introduced: Tue 18 Nov 2025
First Reading: Tue 18 Nov 2025
2R Speech: Tue 18 Nov 2025
Second Reading: Fri 21 Nov 2025
Considered in Detail: Fri 21 Nov 2025
Third Reading: Fri 21 Nov 2025
Date Passed LA: Fri 21 Nov 2025
Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Mookhey, Daniel
Introduced: Tue 25 Nov 2025
First Reading: Tue 25 Nov 2025
2R Speech: Tue 25 Nov 2025
Second Reading: Tue 25 Nov 2025
Date Committed: Tue 25 Nov 2025
Reported without amendment: Thu 27 Nov 2025
Report Adopted: Thu 27 Nov 2025
Third Reading: Thu 27 Nov 2025
Date Passed w'out amdt: Thu 27 Nov 2025
Returned to LA: Thu 27 Nov 2025
  • Passed Parliament: Thu 27 Nov 2025
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
Passed by both Houses.pdf Passed by both Houses.pdf
Bill Attachments:
SPI - Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf SPI - Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf
Previous Version(s):
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Explanatory Notes:
XN Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf XN Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Second Reading Speech LA
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
OPP - c2025-321C.pdf OPP - c2025-321C.pdf
Legislative Council
GRNS c2025-318G.pdf GRNS c2025-318G.pdf
GRNS c2025-323B.pdf GRNS c2025-323B.pdf
OPP c2025-321D.pdf OPP c2025-321D.pdf

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
No amendments.
Legislative Council
No amendments.

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.