Protect our community and rehabilitate youth offenders of serious crimes by changing the laws that promote lenient bail conditions and lenient sentences allowing offenders to return to environments that enable poor behaviour. 

My father Jerald Netto sadly died following an assault by a young offender. The perpetrator had returned to his home although my father has lost his life. The offender was then sentenced to merely 12 months in a young offenders institute. Serious crimes that result in death not only impact the family but the wider community. My father had an influential impact on the lives of many.  A life should never be expendable in a case where it has been taken unlawfully. 

My father was completely harmless and always avoided confrontation. He was attacked from behind and had no idea he would not return that night. This incident was traumatic for all those he knew as he was a helpful, skilful member of the community.

Young offenders are not remorseful of their actions and have the tendency to reoffend as the current laws are tolerant. Reoffending devastates communities and creates more victims. 12 months for taking a life does not reflect the seriousness of the crime and will not change the mindset of the defendent in this time, equally justice should be served for victims and families who loose someone dear in a sudden aftermath of a serious crime committed by young offenders. 

The message that is being sent to the youth is that they can act with impunity and it is acceptable or excusable to cause a persons death. Every innocent life is valuable and the law should reinforce this.  

Changing the law around this narrative can bring safety to our streets and help reform the character of young offenders after committing crimes that result in death. 

Our core values as a community should stem from being fair, humane, and recognising that death should not be minimised when committed by youth.

This proposed law will be in alignment with the Human Rights Act; Right to life

Change the law to correctly regulate the current youth justice system principles. Protect our communities, rehabilitate youth and bring justice to victims and their loved ones.

Thank you all for your support, it is much appreciated.