The first miscarriage of justice referral from the Criminal Cases Review Commission has been filed in the High Court - after a 15-year-old boy was wrongly sent to an adult prison.
Only those aged 16-or-over could be imprisoned.
The former Somali refugee, who could not read or write in English, was sent to prison in 2001 for 11 months for offences including male assaults female, driving with excess breath alcohol, and unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle.
The man who is now in his 30s is the first miscarriage of justice to have his case referred to the Court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
The Chief Commissioner Colin Carruthers KC spoke to Māni Dunlop on Midday Report.
