Contents

 
 Index
Expand Children's Court Bench Book
 Part A - Introduction
Expand 1 - Overview
Expand 2 - Structure and Divisions
Expand 3 - Acts and subordinate legislation
Expand 4 - Open justice and prohibition on publication
Expand 5 - General procedural provisions
 Part B - Family Division
Expand 6 - Jurisdiction of the Family Division
Expand 7 - Parental responsibility and major long-term issues
Expand 8 - Principles in the Family Division
Expand 9 - The Department of Health and Human Services
Expand 10 - Procedure in Family Division
Expand 11 - Legal representation
Expand 12 - Hearings
Expand 13 - Orders in the Family Division
Expand 14 - Service of applications and documents
Expand 15 - Case planning by the Secretary
Expand 16 - Aboriginal children
Expand 17 - Reports to the Family Division
Expand 18 - The intersection of child protection and family laws
Expand 19 - Interstate transfer of child protection orders / proceedings
Expand 20 - Costs orders in the Family Division
Expand 21 - Specialist courts and programs in the Family Division
Expand 22 - Intervention Orders and Vexatious Proceedings
 Part C - Criminal Division
Expand 23 - Jurisdiction of the Criminal Division
Collapse 24 - Commencement of proceedings
    24.1 - Section 528 CYFA and the Criminal Procedure Act 2009
    24.2 - Filing of charge sheet
    24.3 - Content of charge-sheet
    24.4 - Errors in charge-sheet
   Expand 24.5 - Time limits for commencing proceeding
   Expand 24.6 - Power of the Court to amend charge-sheet
    24.7 - Securing attendance of accused
    24.8 - Service of documents
Expand 25 - Legal representation
Expand 26 - Custody and bail
Expand 27 - Proceedings in the Criminal Division
Expand 28 - Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997
Expand 29 - Sentencing in the Children’s Court
Expand 30 - Youth Parole Board
Expand 31 - Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
Expand 32 - Enforcement of infringements in the Children’s Court
 Part D - Other Divisions
Expand 33 - Children’s Koori Court (Criminal Division)
Expand 34 - Neighbourhood Justice Division
 Part E - Children's Court Clinic and Court services
Expand 35 - Children’s Court Clinic
Expand 36 - Court services