Campsie Children’s Court was one of the specialised children’s court houses in New South Wales. It opened around 1923 and closed in 1934. A new Children’s Court in Campsie was opened at a later date. Children’s Courts In many instances, especially in the case of smaller Courts, the depositions of proceedings in Children’s Courts are…
Worimi Children’s Court was a specialist children’s court that serves the Newcastle region. It is thought to have been established in 1966. In 2006 it was replaced by a new court at Broadmeadow, Children’s Court of NSW at Broadmeadow. Children’s Courts In many instances, especially in the case of smaller Courts, the depositions of proceedings…
Bidura Children’s Court opened in April 1983, replacing the Metropolitan Children’s Court at Albion Street. It was situated behind the historic house Bidura, which had been a shelter and receiving home until 1977. The court complex at Bidura included the Bidura Remand and Assessment Centre but this was found unsuitable as it provided little barrier…
Cobham Children’s Court was built at Werrington Park in 1978. It was one of the specialised children’s court houses in New South Wales. It closed in 2006. Children’s Courts In many instances, especially in the case of smaller Courts, the depositions of proceedings in Children’s Courts are interfiled with the adult depositions. There are, however,…
Kariong Juvenile Justice Centre at Kariong was built in 1991. It was the first purpose-built secure unit for young people who were deemed difficult to manage in other centres and those with a history of escape. It was also used for assessment purposes for young people charged with very serious offences. In 2004 Kariong was…
Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre at Wagga Wagga was established by the Department of Youth and Community Services in 1984. In 1991 it was transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice. It has a capacity for 45 detainees. Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre is still operating in 2013. Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre was run by the Department…
The Department of Juvenile Justice was created in 1990 by the New South Wales Government. It is responsible for juvenile justice centres, which had previously been known as juvenile detention centres. In 2012 these were: Acmena (Grafton); Broken Hill Shelter (Broken Hill); Cobham (Werrington/St Mary’s); Emu Plains (Emu Plains); Frank Baxter (Mt Penang); Juniperina (Lidcombe);…
Cobham is a juvenile justice centre at Werrington established by the Department of Youth and Community Services in 1980 and transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice when that department was created in 1990. In 2013 it holds 85 youths and is the principal remand centre for males aged 15 years and over. Cobham Juvenile…
The Department of Technical Education was established under the Technical Education and New South Wales University of Technology Act, 1949. It was a provider of secondary training for children in New South Wales. In 1957 the Department was renamed the Department of Education.
The Department of Education (formerly known as the Department of Public Instruction) was established in 1915. It was responsible for the welfare of all children held in reformatories, industrial schools, training institutions and training vessels. After 1916, children who truanted from school could be detained in such institutions, and truancy schools were created for that…
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