昆士兰州北部和远北部的政府议员正推动扩展保释违反法律至成人犯罪者，这一举措源于上周三在凯恩斯发生的一场致命车祸。[1] 25岁的萨凡娜·斯宾塞·佩奇在该事故中丧生，涉事司机是36岁的杰克·爱德华·沃恩，他当时正处于保释期间且违反了保释条件。[1]
现行的《保释违反即入狱》政策目前仅适用于青少年违法者，议员布里·詹姆斯呼吁将该改革扩展到成人，并对违反保释的行为设置强制最低刑期。[1] 詹姆斯议员表示："我现在呼吁将保释改革扩展到成人，对违反保释者设置强制最低刑期。"[1] 韦德·基耶萨、特里·詹姆斯和布里·詹姆斯三名议员正共同推动这项立法，昆士兰州政府已承诺在年底前通过扩展该法律的相关措施。[1]
Government members from Queensland's north and far north are championing an expansion of bail-breach legislation following a fatal car accident.[1] Savanna Spencer-Page, 25, died in a crash in Cairns last Wednesday, in an incident involving 36-year-old Jack Edward Vaughn, who was out on bail at the time.[1]
The proposed reform would extend existing breach-of-bail penalties currently applied only to juvenile offenders to include adult offenders as well.[1] Member of Parliament Bree James has called for mandatory minimum sentences for those who violate bail conditions, stating: "I now call for bail reform to be extended to adults with mandatory minimum periods of imprisonment for those who breach bail."[1] Three MPs—Wade Chiesa, Terry James, and Bree James—are leading efforts to push the legislative change forward.[1] The Queensland government has committed to passing legislation extending the policy to adult offenders by year's end.[1]