昆士兰州政府推行的"断路器"计划引发广泛争议，该计划拟投资8000万澳元，将年仅10岁的青少年罪犯送往偏远农业地产的训练营接受为期6个月的培训 [1]。青年正义部长劳拉·格博推行这一举措，计划在2026年9月底前至少建立一个训练营 [1]。
然而，儿童保护机构和人权组织对该计划的安全机制提出质疑。昆士兰家庭儿童委员会专员卢克·特怀福德表示，对于防止儿童伤害的报告机制"答案非常明确：不满意" [1]。澳大利亚人权委员会国家儿童专员德布·索尔巴里斯称该计划"不可接受"，指其违反多项人权公约 [1]。此外，一份2013年对类似计划的独立调查发现，63.5%的参与者在离开后重新犯罪 [1]。
Queensland's government has unveiled the Circuit Breaker program, an initiative designed to address youth offending by placing young offenders as young as 10 years old in residential training camps located on remote agricultural properties for up to six months [1]. The scheme, which comes with a financial commitment of A$80 million over four years, is set to establish at least one training facility by the end of September 2026 [1].
The program, championed by Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber, has attracted significant criticism from child protection bodies and human rights advocates. Queensland Family and Child Commission Commissioner Luke Twyford expressed serious reservations about the adequacy of harm-reporting mechanisms, stating that the answer to whether existing safeguards are sufficient is "very clearly no" [1]. Similarly, the Australian Human Rights Commission's National Child Commissioner Deb Tsorbaris has labeled the initiative "unacceptable," arguing that it contravenes multiple international human rights conventions [1].
Concerns about the program's effectiveness are further compounded by historical precedent. A 2013 independent report by KPMG examining a comparable program found that 63.5 percent of participants reoffended [1]. The current proposal's limited child protection provisions have prompted warnings that the scheme carries genuine risks of harm to participating minors [1].