Victoria will look at "the historical injustice" of criminal records for former state wards

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July 24, 2018 06:25:05

Former Victorian neighborhoods of the state, which inherited the criminal history of the welfare system, will soon see their records canceled

The Andrews government will introduce today a new law to prevent that historical protection and care orders are treated Until the early 1990s, the juvenile court made no distinction between child protection and the criminal cases it was dealing with, and the protection and protection orders were recorded in the child's criminal record.

Charges do not appear on a modern police check, but former wards of the state say that it caused them unnecessary trauma and great shame.

Last year, several victims asked for an apology from the state. are in response to a number of recommendations made by the Victoria Law Reform Commission in 2016.

Victorian Attorney General Martin Pakula stated that the change would respond to the distress caused by past practice.

"We implement the main recommendations of the Victoria Law Reform Commission by giving victims more influence over the justice system and better ways to lodge a complaint. "

The Government stated that the laws would also include a declaration recognizing the" considerable harm and distress "caused by this practice, as well as the" disproportionate "impact on indigenous communities.

It will also strengthen a new charter for victims to improve the management of their complaints and to better protect them in criminal proceedings

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