Circuit Breaker Sentencing
Court-sentenced 3 to 6 month intensive rehabilitation across two remote regional facilities in North and South East Queensland, with combined capacity for up to 60 young people and delivery expected in 2026.
The alternative-to-detention promise is clearer than the delivery trail.
Circuit Breaker now has enough public detail to describe the model, but not enough to prove delivery. The current evidence says: $80m over four years, ROI closed, two remote regional facilities, up to 60 young people, 3 to 6 month court-sentenced rehabilitation, and delivery expected in 2026. The missing layer is who runs it, where, under what court power, with what safeguards, and with what outcomes.
- Public commissioning contact: YJCommissioning@youthjustice.qld.gov.au.
- Ask DYJVS for the public ROI/RFO trail, operator naming timeline, evaluation framework, and data that will be reported.
- Ask legal services how the sentencing order works in practice and whether children can refuse, appeal, breach, or be returned to detention.
- Ask community-controlled organisations what governance and cultural authority should look like before remote residential programs are treated as evidence-based.
Who we need to know and contact
Keep this simple: name, CivicGraph entity, public contact path, and the next outreach move.
| Organisation / service | Known? | What we know | How to reach out | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support commissioning team Official program page + live SQL funding row | System actor | Public commissioning owner. Registrations of interest closed on 9 October 2025 and delivery is expected to commence in 2026. | Use the public commissioning email to request the transparent delivery trail: procurement stage, operator naming timeline, court eligibility, evidence model, and public reporting cadence. | Map providers |
Non-government facility operators Official program page + ministerial statement | System actor | Two remote regional facilities are planned in northern Queensland and South East Queensland, but the operators are not yet named in the current public record. | Find contact Do not treat this as a provider story until the operators are named. First build a delivery ledger: location, operator, ABN, contract, safeguards, and community authority. | Map providers |
Queensland courts and sentencing pathway Official program page, ministerial statement, and Hansard | System actor | Courts are said to have the option to order young people into the program as an alternative to detention, but the exact legal mechanism and eligibility rules still need to be sourced. | Find contact JusticeHub should explain the legal pathway in plain English before telling any provider story, because the public test is whether courts can actually use the alternative. | Map providers |
Independent evidence and rights checks QFCC Child Rights Report 2025 + QFCC performance report | System actor | QFCC reporting recognises the $80m commitment but warns that evaluation frameworks, performance indicators, implementation timelines, co-design, and equity analysis remain unclear. | Find contact Use QFCC as the independent accountability lens: the question is not just whether the facilities open, but whether the model is rights-safe, evidence-based, and transparent. | Map providers |
Short email starter
Hi, we are building JusticeHub as a public evidence layer for youth justice reform in Queensland. Your organisation appears in the public record for Circuit Breaker Sentencing.
We are not asking for private case data. We are trying to confirm the program contact, what work is being delivered, and what evidence or story can be shared safely.
Could you point us to the right person for a short conversation?
Do this next
- All current organisation names have ABNs and contact paths. Map the 4 system placeholders to named providers next.
- Add the right person, email, and response status in GHL or the tracker.
- Keep public data, sensitive data, and consent-held story material separate.
Where the names came from
Registrations closed, 2026 delivery, two remote regional facilities, capacity up to 60, commissioning email.
18 Sep 2025 announcement, market engagement, non-government partners, north and south east locations.
Budget allocation for Circuit Breaker Sentencing.
Machine-readable Budget Paper 4 source for the measure.
Named in the wider rehabilitation package.
Premier letter says the minister must go to market for two secure, remote and effective centres.
Asked about tender timing, cost, and probity; answer says tender process was set to occur as soon as possible.
Ministerial statement to Parliament on market engagement and program model.
Independent concern about evaluation, implementation timelines, co-design, and equity analysis.
Independent reference to the three to six month alternative-to-detention model.