imminent and serious threat of injury to the child or others, and only when all other means of control have been exhausted. Recommendation 17: The Northern Territory Government fully implement the recommendations of the Northern Territory Royal Commission. Recommendation 18: Governments legislate against the detention in adult facilities of persons under 18 years. Recommendation 19: Governments raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 years to at least 14 years. Recommendation 20: Governments ensure that imprisonment of children and young people occurs only as a last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time, including through identifying and removing barriers for young offenders accessing diversionary programs, in particular for First Nations children. Governments should expand the availability and range of diversionary programs for young offenders, including communitycontrolled and culturally-safe programs. Recommendation 21: Governments should provide screening and treatment for pre-existing conditions and disabilities when children interact with the youth justice system. Governments should ensure that qualified mental health support and therapies are provided for children in youth detention (as it is for children in community), and that the experience of incarceration does not exacerbate their mental health problems and trauma. People with disability in the justice system Recommendation 22: Governments implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2019 concerning the criminal justice system, including but not limited to: • Implementing the National Statement of Principles Relating to Persons Unfit to Plead or Found Not Guilty By Reason of Cognitive or Mental Health Impairment into laws, policies and procedures. • Ensuring adequate disability supports and services are available in the criminal justice system, including the provision of mental health care services. Prison and Remand Recommendation 23: Governments take steps to reduce the number of people on remand, including by amending overly harsh bail laws. 42