The Child Welfare Agreement Ordinance 1941 (Act no. 12/1941) was Commonwealth legislation that approved an agreement made between the Commonwealth and the state of New South Wales for the reception, detention and maintenance in institutions in NSW of children committed to those institutions by courts of the ACT. When an ACT court committed a child…
The Juvenile Justice Act 2002 commenced on 3 July 2002 and was repealed by the Youth Justice Act 2005 which commenced on 1 August 2006.
The Juvenile Justice Act 1983 established the Juvenile Court in the Northern Territory. This act was introduced in conjunction with the Community Welfare Act 1983, marking a change in philosophy separating the criminal and welfare jurisdictions relating to young people in the NT. It was repealed by the Juvenile Justice Act 2002.
The Youth Justice Act 2005 (no 32 of 2005) renamed the Juvenile Court as the Youth Justice Court.
The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was set up on 1 August 2016, to look into the youth detention and welfare system over 10 years from 1 August 2006. Its report was delivered on 17 November 2017. The Royal Commission identified a number of failures within the…
The Children’s Court was first established in the Northern Territory in 1958 with the passage of the Child Welfare Ordinance 1958. Prior to this, the State Children Act 1895 (and all South Australian legislation) also applied to the Northern Territory. This legislation governed the operation of the Children’s Court in the NT until 1983. The…
The Northern Territory Library was established in 1980 to collect, preserve and provide access to historic and contemporary materials relating to the Northern Territory. In 2019 the Northern Territory Library merged with the Northern Territory Archives Service to become Library & Archives NT.
Kormilda College is a collection held by the Northern Territory Library. It comprises 291 items relating to the history of Kormilda College (1967-2017), and to the site of the College, dating back to 1950 (when the site was used by QANTAS as an accommodation centre for crew and passengers). The collection came from items in…
Territory Families was established on 12 September 2016 and is responsible for the welfare of children and families, including youth justice. In 2020, it became part of the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities.
Phillip Creek Native Settlement Daily Journal is an archival item held by the National Archives of Australia. Access Conditions Open
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