Children's Court Act 1906 (1906 - 1915)

From

1906

To

1915

Categories

Principal Act

Location

Victoria

The Children's Court Act 1906 (No. 2058) established a closed court where children's cases would be heard, established a clear protocol for dealing with children between the time they were apprehended and their court appearance, and formally recognised the importance of probation officers to the system. The Children's Court continued largely unaltered into the second half of the twentieth century.

Timeline

1906 - 1915

Children's Court Act 1906

1915 - 1928

Children's Court Act 1915