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Principles and jurisdiction
Children’s Court update 2019
P Johnstone
[8-1000]
Introduction
General updates
Updates in the criminal jurisdiction
Useful case law
Conclusion
Socioeconomic circumstances of young offenders
[8-2000]
Social determinants
Mental health
Language and reading
Offending behaviour
Physical health
Smoking, alcohol and drugs
Important cases
Important cases
[9-1000]
Admission of evidence
[9-1020]
Admissions
[9-1040]
Appeal
[9-1060]
Apprehended violence orders
[9-1080]
Arrest
[9-1100]
Bail
[9-1120]
Brain science
[9-1140]
Doli incapax
[9-1160]
Exclusion of evidence
[9-1180]
Family violence/dysfunction
[9-1200]
Forensic procedure
[9-1220]
Jurisdiction
[9-1240]
Juvenile detention centre
[9-1260]
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (LEPRA)
[9-1280]
Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (now repealed)
[9-1300]
Non-publication and suppression orders
[9-1320]
Recording of conviction
[9-1340]
Sentencing
[9-1360]
Youth parole
[9-1380]
Youth Koori Court
Legislation
Legislation
[10-1000]
Bail Act 2013
Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987
Children (Criminal Proceedings) Regulation 2021
Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987
Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
Children (Detention Centres) Regulation 2015
Children (Interstate Transfer of Offenders) Act 1988
Children’s Court Act 1987
Children’s Court Regulation 2019
Children’s Court Rule 2000
Crimes Act 1900
Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
Young Offenders Act 1997
Young Offenders Regulation 2016
Practice and procedure, practice notes, guide and protocols
Practice and procedure
[11-1000]
Sentencing snapshot — Common offences in the Children’s Court
[11-1020]
Sentencing options — Murphy/Still sheet
[11-1040]
Sentencing considerations for serious criminal matters
[11-1060]
Child sexual assault offences
[11-1080]
Committal proceedings
[11-1100]
Presidential Children’s Court appeals
[11-1120]
Parole in matters commencing on or after 26 February 2018
[11-1140]
Parole: transitional provisions
Practice Notes
[11-2000]
Practice Note 12: Criminal proceedings in the Children’s Court
[11-2020]
Practice Note 16: Mandatory Disease Testing
Guide — criminal jurisdiction
[11-3000]
Relevant legislation
[11-3020]
Jurisdiction
[11-3040]
Doli incapax
[11-3060]
Admissions
[11-3080]
Forensic procedure
[11-3100]
Bail
[11-3120]
Committals
[11-3140]
Sentencing
[11-3160]
Young Offenders Act
[11-3180]
Youth Koori Court
[11-3200]
Apprehended violence orders
[11-3220]
Fines and compensation
[11-3240]
Parole
[11-3260]
Compulsory schooling orders
Protocols and guidelines
[11-4000]
Bail protocol
[11-4020]
Children’s Court of NSW bail guidelines
Articles and other resources
Doli incapax — the criminal responsibility of children
M Johnston and R Khalilizadeh
[12-1000]
The age of criminal responsibility
The test for rebutting doli incapax
The erroneous presumption of normality
Rebutting the presumption of doli incapax
Concluding observations
Proving the criminal responsibility of children:
RP v The Queen
H Dhanji SC, J Roy and S McLaughlin
[12-2000]
Introduction
1. Criminal Responsibility of children
2. Rebutting the presumption of
doli incapax
Conclusion
Youth justice in Australia 2021–2022
[12-3000]
Summary
Youth justice in Australia: themes from recent enquiries
G Clancey, S Wang and B Lin
[12-4000]
Abstract
What are the characteristics of effective youth offender programs?
K Pooley
[12-5000]
Abstract
Youth detention population 2022
[12-6000]
Summary
Youth crime in NSW: An environmental scan
P Johnstone
[12-7000]
Abstract
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justice in WA
C Bower et al
[12-8000]
Abstract
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the Australian justice context
N Reid et al
[12-9000]
Abstract
Apprehended violence orders
Apprehended violence orders
[13-1000]
Practice and procedure
[13-1020]
Practice notes
[13-1040]
Legislation
Compulsory schooling orders
Compulsory schooling orders
[14-1000]
Practice and procedure
[14-1020]
Practice notes
[14-1040]
Legislation
Youth Koori Court
Youth Koori Court
[15-1000]
Youth Koori Court
[15-1040]
NSW Youth Koori Court pilot program commences
[15-1060]
Expansion of the NSW Youth Koori Court program
[15-1080]
Youth Koori Court review of Parramatta Pilot Project
[15-1100]
Practice Note 11: Youth Koori Court
[15-1120]
Trauma-informed approach of the NSW Youth Koori Court
[15-1140]
Thirty years on from the Royal Commission, what can judicial officers do?
[15-1160]
Impact of the NSW YKC on sentencing and re-offending outcomes
[15-1180]
Youth Koori Court expanded under $20m Indigenous justice package
[15-1200]
Significance of culture to wellbeing, healing and rehabilitation