Committee Details

COMMITTEE’S REPORT

The committee tabled its Report No. 20, 58th Parliament - Consideration of Auditor-General Report 15: 2023-24 Reducing serious youth crime on Friday, 7 November 2025. 

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OVERVIEW

Role of the Auditor-General 

The role of the Auditor-General is to provide Parliament with independent assurance of public sector accountability and performance. This is achieved through reporting to Parliament on the results of its financial and performance audits and other insights.

About the Auditor-General Report 

View: Auditor-General Report 15: 2023-24 Reducing serious youth crime

The Auditor-General examined the effectiveness of Queensland’s youth justice strategies and programs to reduce crime by serious repeat offenders and to improve community safety.

The Auditor-General concluded that while action had been taken to address the complex issue of youth crime in Queensland, more needs to be done to reduce crime committed by serious repeat offenders.

The Auditor-General made 12 recommendations for the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Department of Youth Justice and the Queensland Police Service in respect of serious youth crime, including:

• ensuring more effective coordination, integration and delivery of youth justice-related initiatives
• strengthening leadership and governance of the youth justice system
• strengthening investment and procurement practices for youth justice services
• agreeing on an approach to identify young offenders with the highest risk of reoffending and sharing this information with relevant stakeholders
• supporting young offenders transitioning from detention into the community.

referral to committee

The Auditor-General tabled Report 15: 2023-24 - Reducing serious youth crime on 28 June 2024 during the 57th Parliament. The Legislative Assembly referred the report to the former Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee on 22 August 2024. The 57th Parliament was dissolved by proclamation on 1 October 2024 and consideration of the report lapsed.

The Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee (the committee) is responsible under section 94 of the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 for assessing the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government financial management by examining government financial documents and considering reports of the Auditor-General.

On 21 February 2025, the committee self-referred the Auditor-General Report No. 15, 2023-24 - Reducing serious youth crime for consideration in accordance with sections 94(1)(a)(ii) and 105 of the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001.