THE Queensland Government has passed new laws to expand landmark Adult Crime, Adult Time and make Queensland safer.

The new laws, passed in parliament late last week, strengthens Queensland’s response to youth crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour.

Adult Crime, Adult Time has been expanded to include 12 additional offences, including aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm.

To date, there has been nearly 4700 youths charged with more than 22,800 offences under Adult Crime, Adult Time laws.

The number of victims of crime fell by 7.2 per cent in the first year of Adult Crime, Adult Time – a significant step towards restoring safety after victim numbers skyrocketed by 193 per cent.

The 12 new offences for Adult Crime, Adult Time include aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm; conspiring to murder; unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassment or abuse; riot; abuse of persons with an impairment of the mind; indecent treatment of a child under the age of 16; choking, suffocation, or strangulation in a domestic setting; disabling in order to commit indictable offence ; stupefying in order to commit indictable offence; endangering the safety of a person in a vehicle with intent; aiding suicide; and administering poison with intent to harm.

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said stronger laws were another critical step in restoring public safety.

“We promised Queenslanders we would give our police the laws and resources they need to turn the tide, and that’s exactly what we’re delivering,” Mr Purdie said.

“Labor’s weak crime laws created a Youth Crime Crisis, but with stronger laws and more police we are restoring safety where you live.

“These stronger laws are already making a difference, with a 7.2 per cent drop in the number of victims of crime in 2025, but we know there is still a long way to go to arrest Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis.”

Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support Laura Gerber said expanding Adult Crime, Adult Time was another step towards fewer victims of crime.

“We promised we would continue to strengthen our youth crime laws not weaken them like Labor, and that’s exactly what we are doing,” Ms Gerber said.

“Youth offenders are not only facing serious consequences for their actions under Adult Crime, Adult Time, they are also receiving 12 months of rehabilitation exiting detention to break the cycle of crime and reduce reoffending.”