The Victorian Greens have supported the passage of the Youth Justice Bill after securing a number of reforms that will strengthen children's human rights and safety.
The Victorian Greens pushed for a number of significant amendments that have been successful including a legislated ban on the use of spit hoods, public reporting on strip searches, and greater oversight of the duration and reporting of isolation used on children in youth detention.
The Bill also abolishes the use of solitary confinement in youth detention, a reform long advocated for by the Greens and included in their bill to amend section 344 of the Children Youth and Families Act 2005.
The Greens also moved an amendment to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 which was unsuccessful, with Labor and the Liberals teaming up to vote it down.
