Like many countries, Australia calls the governmental departments in charge of its prisons “Corrective” or “Correctional” services. Also like other countries, this framing of their purpose, the idea of prison being a place where men and women...
The Making Justice Work (MJW) coalition yesterday expressed extreme concerns about the comments made on 14 April 2015 by Chief Minister Giles and Minister Elferink regarding young people and their families in Alice Springs. MJW members are outraged at comments such...
The Northern Territory government is rushing through a new regime of permanent care orders without proper consideration or detailed consultation with the key stakeholders says the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA). The proposed regime does not have...
The Northern Territory police have gained powers best suited to a police state under new law passed into the Police Administration Act on 26 November 2014. ‘Paperless arrests’ allow police to detain a person for 4 hours without charge if police believe they have...
ABC NEWS STORY Aboriginal legal aid representatives have welcomed changes to Alcohol Mandatory Treatment (AMT) legislation but say there is still little proof that the policy is effective at getting Territorians off the grog. The Minister for Health Robyn Lambley on...
Changes to the Police Administration Act introduced last week into the NT Parliament are unnecessary and give police powers that belong in a police state says the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency. The law will allow police to detain a person for 4 hours...
