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1. What was proposedMark PartonLiberal · Opposition
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) retail workers and managers in Tuggeranong have raised serious concerns about crime, retail theft, abuse, intimidation and antisocial behaviour; (b) the primary concern raised by local retailers at a local crime forum was the safety and wellbeing of staff, and not merely the financial cost of theft; (c) workers reported incidents including verbal abuse, threats, physical intimidation, property damage, theft and harassment; (d) retailers advised that much of this behaviour involves repeat offenders and has become more brazen in recent years; (e) retail workers should not be expected to tolerate abuse, threats or intimidation as part of their job; (f) police resources are finite and police cannot attend every incident of retail theft or antisocial behaviour; and (g) an effective response must protect workers and the community while intervening early in the lives of offenders; (2) further notes that: (a) crime in retail precincts is not only a policing issue; (b) repeat offending can involve complex factors including disengagement from school, poor supervision, substance use, mental health issues, family breakdown, peer influence and lack of meaningful structure; (c) a purely reactive approach leaves workers exposed, retailers frustrated, police repeatedly called to the same locations and offenders drifting further into the justice system; and (d) the goal should not be to put more young offenders in handcuffs, but to stop harmful behaviour early, protect victims and ensure young people are actively case-managed; and (3) calls on the Government to: (a) develop and table, by the second sitting week of September 2026, a youth offending pathways and intervention strategy informed by: (i) consulting with retail workers, retailers, shopping centre management, ACT Policing, Canberra PCYC, youth justice, schools, child and family services, health services and relevant community organisations; (ii) identifying practical points of early intervention, including schools, police contact, retail precincts, youth services, family services and community organisations; and (iii) ensuring repeat young offenders are subject to timely multi-agency case conferencing, involving police, youth justice, education, child and family services, health services, parents or carers and youth outreach providers where appropriate; and (b) report back to the Assembly on implementation, referral pathways, program uptake and early outcomes by the first sitting week of 2027.

2. Proposed changeMichael PetterssonLabor · Minister12 June 2026

   Grouped by key words as: rewrote the proposal, added reporting or consultation, added conditions.

   Before

   (a) develop and table, by the second sitting week of September 2026, a youth offending pathways and intervention strategy informed by: (i) consulting with retail workers, retailers, shopping centre management, ACT Policing, Canberra PCYC, youth justice, schools, child and family services, health services and relevant community organisations; (ii) identifying practical points of early intervention, including schools, police contact, retail precincts, youth services, family services and community organisations; and (iii) ensuring repeat young offenders are subject to timely multi-agency case conferencing, involving police, youth justice, education, child and family services, health services, parents or carers and youth outreach providers where appropriate

   After this change

   (a) develop and table, by the second sitting week of October 2026, a Youth Justice Strategic Plan informed by: (i) consulting with retail workers, retailers, shopping centre management, ACT Policing, Canberra PCYC, youth justice, schools, child and family services, health services and relevant community organisations; (ii) identifying practical points of early intervention, including schools, police contact, retail precincts, youth services, family services and community organisations; and (iii) ensuring repeat young offenders are subject to timely multi-agency case conferencing, involving police, youth justice, education, child and family services, health services, parents or carers and youth outreach providers where appropriate; and

   The exact wording of this change

   Omit all text in paragraph (3)(a), substitute: “(a) develop and table, by the second sitting week of October 2026, a Youth Justice Strategic Plan informed by: (i) consulting with retail workers, retailers, shopping centre management, ACT Policing, Canberra PCYC, youth justice, schools, child and family services, health services and relevant community organisations; (ii) identifying practical points of early intervention, including schools, police contact, retail precincts, youth services, family services and community organisations; and (iii) ensuring repeat young offenders are subject to timely multi-agency case conferencing, involving police, youth justice, education, child and family services, health services, parents or carers and youth outreach providers where appropriate; and”.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

3. Change to Michael Pettersson's changeRebecca VassarottiGreens · Crossbench12 June 2026

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   The exact wording of this change

   to Mr Pettersson’s amendment: Omit paragraph (3)(a)(i), substitute: “(i) consulting with young people, retail workers, retailers, shopping centre management, ACT Policing, Canberra PCYC, youth justice, schools, child and family services, health services and relevant community organisations including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

4. Proposed changeRebecca VassarottiGreens · Crossbench12 June 2026

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   Before

   (g) an effective response must protect workers and the community while intervening early in the lives of offenders

   After this change

   (g) young people are disproportionately affected by antisocial behaviour in retail, with individuals under 30 comprising around 40 percent of all workers;

   The exact wording of this change

   to the motion, as amended, together: 1. Omit paragraph (1)(g), substitute: “(g) young people are disproportionately affected by antisocial behaviour in retail, with individuals under 30 comprising around 40 percent of all workers;”. 2. After all text in paragraph (1)(g), insert: “(h) an effective response to anti-social behaviour must protect workers and the community while promoting restorative justice services to those who may be at risk of engagement with the criminal justice system;”. 3. Omit paragraph (2)(b), substitute: “(b) repeat offending or anti-social behaviour can involve complex factors including poverty, domestic violence, disengagement from school, poor supervision, substance use, mental health issues, negative peer influence and lack of meaningful structure; 4. Omit paragraph (2)(d), substitute: “(d) the goal should not be to put more young offenders in handcuffs, but to stop harmful behaviour early, protect victims and support young people to engage constructively with restorative justice services early-on;”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Some of its wording is in the final text.

5. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

   Decided on the voices: no individual votes were recorded, so this doesn’t show that every MLA agreed.

   Final agreed wording, with changes marked

   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) retail workers and managers in Tuggeranong have raised serious concerns about crime, retail theft, abuse, intimidation and antisocial behaviour; (b) the primary concern raised by local retailers at a local crime forum was the safety and wellbeing of staff, and not merely the financial cost of theft; (c) workers reported incidents including verbal abuse, threats, physical intimidation, property damage, theft and harassment; (d) retailers advised that much of this behaviour involves repeat offenders and has become more brazen in recent years; (e) retail workers should not be expected to tolerate abuse, threats or intimidation as part of their job; (f) police resources are finite and police cannot attend every incident of retail theft or antisocial behaviour; (g) young people are disproportionately affected by antisocial behaviour in retail, with individuals under 30 comprising around 40 percent of all workersVassarotti; and (h) an effective response to anti-social behaviour must protect workers and the community while promoting restorative justice services to those who may be at risk of engagement with the criminal justice systemVassarotti; (2) further notes that: (a) crime in retail precincts is not only a policing issue; (b) repeat offending or anti-social behaviour can involve complex factors including poverty, domestic violence, disengagement from school, poor supervision, substance use, mental health issues, negative peer influence and lack of meaningful structure; (c) a purely reactive approach leaves workers exposed, retailers frustrated, police repeatedly called to the same locations and offenders drifting further into the justice system; and (d) the goal should not be to put more young offenders in handcuffs, but to stop harmful behaviour early, protect victims and support young people to engage constructively with restorative justice services early-on; and (3) calls on the Government to: (a) develop and table, by the second sitting week of October 2026, a Youth Justice Strategic Plan informed by: (i) consulting with young people, retail workers, retailers, shopping centre management, ACT Policing, Canberra PCYC, youth justice, schools, child and family services, health services and relevant community organisations including Aboriginal community-controlled organisationsVassarotti; (ii) identifying practical points of early intervention, including schools, police contact, retail precincts, youth services, family services and community organisations; and (iii) ensuring repeat young offenders are subject to timely multi-agency case conferencing, involving police, youth justice, education, child and family services, health services, parents or carers and youth outreach providers where appropriate; and (b) report back to the Assembly on implementation, referral pathways, program uptake and early outcomes by the first sitting week of 2027.

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) retail workers and managers in Tuggeranong have raised serious concerns about crime, retail theft, abuse, intimidation and antisocial behaviour; (b) the primary concern raised by local retailers at a local crime forum was the safety and wellbeing of staff, and not merely the financial cost of theft; (c) workers reported incidents including verbal abuse, threats, physical intimidation, property damage, theft and harassment; (d) retailers advised that much of this behaviour involves repeat offenders and has become more brazen in recent years; (e) retail workers should not be expected to tolerate abuse, threats or intimidation as part of their job; (f) police resources are finite and police cannot attend every incident of retail theft or antisocial behaviour; [taken out: and](g) [put in: young people are disproportionately affected by antisocial behaviour in retail, with individuals under 30 comprising around 40 percent of all workers; and (h)]an effective response [put in: to anti-social behaviour]must protect workers and the community while [taken out: intervening early in the lives][put in: promoting restorative justice services to those who may be at risk]of [taken out: offenders;][put in: engagement with the criminal justice system;](2) further notes that: (a) crime in retail precincts is not only a policing issue; (b) repeat offending [put in: or anti-social behaviour]can involve complex factors including [put in: poverty, domestic violence,]disengagement from school, poor supervision, substance use, mental health issues, [taken out: family breakdown,][put in: negative]peer influence and lack of meaningful structure; (c) a purely reactive approach leaves workers exposed, retailers frustrated, police repeatedly called to the same locations and offenders drifting further into the justice system; and (d) the goal should not be to put more young offenders in handcuffs, but to stop harmful behaviour early, protect victims and [taken out: ensure][put in: support]young people [taken out: are actively case-managed;][put in: to engage constructively with restorative justice services early-on;]and (3) calls on the Government to: (a) develop and table, by the second sitting week of [taken out: September][put in: October]2026, a Youth [taken out: offending pathways and intervention strategy][put in: Justice Strategic Plan]informed by: (i) consulting with [put in: young people,]retail workers, retailers, shopping centre management, ACT Policing, Canberra PCYC, youth justice, schools, child and family services, health services and relevant community organisations [put in: including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations;](ii) identifying practical points of early intervention, including schools, police contact, retail precincts, youth services, family services and community organisations; and (iii) ensuring repeat young offenders are subject to timely multi-agency case conferencing, involving police, youth justice, education, child and family services, health services, parents or carers and youth outreach providers where appropriate; and (b) report back to the Assembly on implementation, referral pathways, program uptake and early outcomes by the first sitting week of 2027.

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