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What is the best age to leave kids alone at home?

The Queensland Criminal Code, under the title “Leaving a child under 12 unattended,” says that a person who, having the lawful care of a child under 12 years, leaves the child for an unreasonable time without making reasonable provision for the supervision and care of the child during that time, commits a misdemeanour.”

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