The Community Housing and Disability Services sponsoring committee has successfully passed their Charter of Youth Rights Bill bill. This is the first bill presented to the youth parliament and the debate ran hot from both Government and Opposition.
The Bill calls for a charter to outline 3 main areas, youth rights, life education and youth services. It was designed to create a single document to which youth can refer to find out information that could help them through potentially tumultuous periods. The bill also stated that "by giving youth these rights it is also recognising that youth have a responsible role in society", meaning that by creating rights you also create expectations in order to deserve these rights.
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