Controversial youth crime laws to inflict harsh sentences on young offenders are a step closer after a committee green lit the process despite human rights concerns.
Queensland parliament's Justice, Integrity and Community Safety Committee handed down its report on Friday to support the Liberal National government's centrepiece "Making Queensland Safer" laws after five days of scrutiny.
The committee made one recommendation based on two days of public submissions heard in Brisbane and Townsville, and that is the bill should be passed.
It found in its report the bill is not compatible with the state's Human Rights Act.
"Some committee members raised concerns regarding the extent of the impact on the rights of children," the report says.
"However, the committee considers the incompatibility is justified in the circumstances."
The laws will increase jail sentences for serious youth offenders, dubbed "adult time, adult crime".
Children as young as 10 face a life sentence for five offences including murder, manslaughter and grievous bodily harm under the government's election commitment.
Children will face the same maximum sentence as adults for 13 offences including car theft doubling to 10 years.
The laws underwent a week of committee scrutiny after the government urgently introduced the legislation during its first sitting week.
The LNP-dominated committee acknowledged no external consultation was undertaken regarding the contents of the Bill prior to its introduction to parliament.
Premier David Crisafulli campaigned hard on crime during the recent election and vowed the crime laws would be passed by Christmas, which the government is on track to do.
The laws have sparked outrage among human rights advocates who say the laws will not fix the crime problem.
"We are forging ahead knowingly violating the UN Convention against torture against children - in any other context that is called child abuse," Queensland's Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall told the public hearing on Monday.
The government also conceded when tabling the legislation that it would disproportionately affect Indigenous children.
Mr Crisafulli has vowed the government will forge ahead with the laws despite the backlash from advocacy groups.
"We are doing exactly what we said we would before the election," he said on Tuesday.
The committee is made up of four LNP MPs, one Labor MP and one Greens MP.
The laws are expected to pass next week during three days of parliament sittings given the LNP's majority in Queensland parliament's only chamber.
