The changes will instead become part of the youth justice bill, which will be introduced early next year.
Reforms that would have made it easier for youth offenders to be granted bail have been temporarily "paused" following perceptions of a "youth crime crisis" in
Attorney general Jaclyn Symes confirmed today that she would move to have 'presumption of bail for children' removed from the bail amendment bill."Child bail reform is still on the agenda," Symes told reporters outside parliament.
But today, Premier Jacinta Allan said it made more sense to bring together the reforms with the youth justice bill. "We need to get the balance right in terms of making right issues of the past are corrected but also assuring Victorians," she said. A 14-year-old boy was charged with a string of offences including armed robbery, conduct endangering life, intentionally causing serious injury and theft.Victorian Greens justice spokesperson Katherine Copsey said the decision to change the bill was an "incredibly weak decision", but said the party would support the bill's passage."It made no sense, we should have bail laws that are fit for purpose," he saiid.