Children’s Court of New South Wales

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The Children’s Court of New South Wales is a specialist court that deals primarily with matters involving children and young people, including care and protection cases and juvenile criminal proceedings within New South Wales, Australia.

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instanceOf court of New South Wales
juvenile court
specialist court
administeredBy Department of Communities and Justice (New South Wales) NERFINISHED
ageJurisdictionExtendedLimit 21 years in some care matters
ageJurisdictionUpperLimit 18 years
appealsTo District Court of New South Wales NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of New South Wales NERFINISHED
appliesPrinciple best interests of the child
rehabilitation of young offenders
country Australia
establishedBy New South Wales legislation
focusesOn accountability and rehabilitation in youth crime matters
welfare and safety of children in care matters
governingLaw Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) NERFINISHED
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) NERFINISHED
Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW) NERFINISHED
handlesCaseType adoption-related matters (limited jurisdiction)
applications for apprehended violence orders involving children
care and protection cases
juvenile criminal proceedings
hasBuilding Children’s Court at Broadmeadow NERFINISHED
Children’s Court at Parramatta NERFINISHED
hasConfidentialityRule restrictions on publication of identifying information about children
hasHead President of the Children’s Court of New South Wales
hasLanguage English
hasProceedingFeature less formal procedures than adult criminal courts GENERATED
hasSpecialization child protection law
family and child welfare law
juvenile justice
hasTypeOfJudge Children’s Magistrate NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.childrenscourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/
hearsFromAgency applications brought by the Department of Communities and Justice (child protection)
jurisdiction New South Wales NERFINISHED
legalSystem Australian legal system
locatedIn State of New South Wales NERFINISHED
Sydney
parentOrganization Local Court of New South Wales (administrative linkage) NERFINISHED
partOf New South Wales court system NERFINISHED
primaryFunction hear care and protection matters involving children and young people
hear criminal proceedings involving children and young people
protectsGroup children
young people
regionServed entire State of New South Wales NERFINISHED
usesProcedure closed court hearings for most matters

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courts of New South Wales hasSpecialistCourt Children’s Court of New South Wales