Exclusive: Guardian Australia obtains legal letter that appears to cast doubt on some of the state’s key justifications

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Several Queensland Labor MPs have claimed they have been “clearly misled” and “fed bullshit” by their own government about the urgent need to scrap human rights provisions for children in police watch houses, after Guardian Australia obtained a legal letter that appears to cast doubt on some of the state’s key justifications.

The government moved a series of last-minute amendments last week – without warning or consultation – including to override the Human Rights Act and legalise the practice of detaining children on remand in police custody.

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This post was originally published on Human rights | The Guardian.