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Community Legal Centres Tasmania and TasCOSS support the Tasmanian Government’s aim to fill gaps in the current legislative arrangements concerning explosive devices and substances. However, we are concerned that the proposed introduction of a reasonable suspicion threshold will disproportionately impact disadvantaged communities.

We, a coalition of justice and social services organisations, respectfully request the Tasmanian Government release all children currently detained at Ashley Youth Detention Centre to appropriate community-based facilities, to ensure they are not subject to further human rights violations and to promote their safety. We also echo the recommendations of…

TasCOSS, as part of a coalition of justice and social service organisations, remain extremely concerned for the safety of the children currently held at Ashley Youth Detention Centre, particularly considering the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings…