Please contact the New South Wales Department of Communities & Justice, Open Government, Information and Privacy Unit:
Phone: (02) 9716 2662
Email: infoandprivacy@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/about-us/gipa/apply-online-to-access-information.html
These records are held by Department of Juvenile Justice, State Government of New South Wales (1990 - current).
The ‘D’ file and the Allied Health Files have been created by the Department of Juvenile Justice. Prior to this they were known as Institutional ‘B’ files, which were created and maintained by the Department of Community Services. The Institutional ‘B’ files related to individuals who were admitted to a detention centre. They recorded: admission and discharge dates; medical history, including psychological reports; personal details; background reports; court records; and reports from other institutions.
Psychological files and local files on juveniles.
Access to these records is currently restricted. In New South Wales, records relating to individuals, such as case files and correspondence are closed to public access for 100 years. Records such as registers and indexes are closed to public access for 80 years.
People wishing to access records about themselves will need to submit a GIPA (Government Information Public Access) form to the Department of Communities and Justice Open Government, Information and Privacy unit.