Juvenile Justice NSW

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Juvenile Justice NSW
Agency overview
Formed	2009
Preceding Agency	Department of Juvenile Justice
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	Level 24, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Minister responsible	Greg Smith SC MP, Minister for Justice
Agency executive	John Hubby, Chief Executive
Parent Agency	Department of Attorney General and Justice
Child Agency	Serious Young Offenders Review Panel
Key documents	Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 (NSW) Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 (NSW) Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW) Children (Interstate Transfer of Offenders) Act 1988 (NSW)
Website	http://www.djj.nsw.gov.au

Juvenile Justice NSW, an agency of the New South Wales Government, is a division within the Department of Attorney General and Justice of New South Wales, Australia, responsible for the supervision of young people on community-based orders and custodial orders issued by the courts. The agency is also responsible for the administration of youth justice conferences.

The agency reports to the Minister for Justice, currently the Hon. Greg Smith SC MP, who is also the Attorney General of New South Wales.

Juvenile Justice NSW was formerly known as the Department of Juvenile Justice. On 27 July 2009, the Department was amalgamated into the new NSW Department of Human Services. It was then moved to the NSW Department of Attorney General & Justice on 1 April 2011.

The division operates under the terms of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 (NSW), the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 (NSW), the Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW), and the Children (Interstate Transfer of Offenders) Act 1988 (NSW).

Responsibilities

In New South Wales, criminal responsibility legally commences at the age of ten. Under criminal law, a child is defined as a person under eighteen years of age.

There are nine Juvenile Justice Centres and 34 Juvenile Justice Community Services offices located throughout the state. Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre in Lidcombe, Sydney, is the only centre in Australia for female young offenders. Male young offenders under 16 are held at Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre in Campbelltown.

References

2009/10 Annual Report

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Treasury	The Treasury Office of Financial Management Crown Finance Entity Electricity Tariff Equalisation Ministerial Corporation Liability Management Ministerial Corporation NSW Self Insurance Corporation T Corp

Family and Community Services	Department of Family and Community Services Ageing, Disability and Home Care incl Office for Ageing Community Services Housing NSW Office for Women’s Policy Aboriginal Housing Office NSW Businesslink Pty Ltd City West Housing Pty Ltd Home Care Service Home Purchase Assistance Fund

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Health	Ministry of Health Health Care Complaints Commission Local Health Districts x 15 Health Professional Councils Authority Statutory Health Corporations x 10 Ambulance Service of NSW Cancer Institute of New South Wales Health Administration Corporation

Attorney General and Justice	Department of Attorney General and Justice NSW Trustee and Guardian Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Guardianship Tribunal Industrial Relations Commission Corrective Services Juvenile Justice Ministry for Police and Emergency Service Disaster Welfare Assistance Emergency Management NSW Information and Privacy Commission Judicial Commission Legal Aid Commission Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Fire and Rescue NSW NSW Crime Commission NSW Police Force Rural Fire Service State Emergency Service

Education and Communities	Department of Education and Communities Early Childhood Education and Care Public Schools TAFE and Community Education Office of Communities Aboriginal Affairs Sport and Recreation Veterans Affairs Volunteering Youth Board of Studies Board of Vocational Education and Training Institute of Teachers TAFE Commission Communities Combat Sports Authority of NSW Children’s Guardian Commission for Children and Young People Community Relations Commission Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority Illawarra Venues Authority NSW Institute of Sport Parramatta Stadium Trust Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Sydney Olympic Park Authority

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Juvenile Justice NSW

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