Children's Commissioner rejects bullying charges for 10-year-olds
Friday 19 July 2013 @ 3.41 p.m. | Legal Research
Australia's first National Children's Commissioner, Megan Mitchell, has rejected the suggestion that children as young as 10 face criminal charges over bullying, saying legislation is not enough to stamp out the problem, according to an article in theage.com.au.
Australia has no specific anti-bullying legislation and Ms Mitchell will tell a conference of lawyers, educators, academics and children's courts representatives that law reform alone is not the answer.
"Specific anti-bullying legislation is not a standalone solution, and it must be said that anti-bullying legislation is a controversial and complex area," she told the Bullying, Young People and the Law symposium on Thursday, 18 July 2013.
The symposium has been organised by the Australian Federal Police and the National Centre Against Bullying, which is examining legal reform to make bullying a criminal offence, meaning children as young as 10 could potentially face charges.
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