Juvenile Justice NSW

Juvenile Justice NSW
Agency overview
Formed	27 July 2009
Preceding Agency	Department of Juvenile Justice
Type	Administrative division
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	Level 24, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Minister responsible	The Hon. Troy Grant MP, Minister for Justice and Police
Agency executive	Valda Rusis, Chief Executive
Parent Agency	Department of 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	www.juvenile.justice.nsw.gov.au

Juvenile Justice NSW, an agency of the New South Wales Government, is an administrative division within the Department of 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 and Police, currently the Hon. Troy Grant MP, who is also the Deputy Premier 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 then NSW Department of Human Services. It was then moved to the NSW Department of Attorney General and Justice on 1 April 2011. This Department was subsequently renamed as the Department of Justice.

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.

Juvenile Justice Centres

Throughout New South Wales, there are 34 Juvenile Justice Community Services offices and seven Juvenile Justice Centres, located as follows:

Centre name	Location	Date opened	Purpose	Notes
Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre	Grafton, Mid North Coast	September 1999	Capacity for 45 young people; male detainees only	^[1]
Cobham Juvenile Justice Centre	Werrington, Western Sydney	June 1980	Capacity for 105 young people; the principal remand centre for males aged 15 years and over	^[2]
Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre	Kariong, Central Coast	October 1999	Capacity for 120 young people; accommodates males aged 16 to 21 years, mostly on control orders	^[3]
Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre	Lidcombe, Western Sydney	24 August 2005	Capacity for 44 young people; the only Australian centre for female young offenders	^[4]
Orana Juvenile Justice Centre	Dubbo, Western New South Wales	December 1999	Capacity for 30 young people; accommodates males on remand or control orders	^[5]
Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre	Airds, South-western Sydney	August 1973	Capacity for 60 young people; accommodates males under 16 years on remand or control orders	^[6]
Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre	Wagga Wagga, Riverina	October 1984	Capacity for 45 young people; accommodates low to medium risk males on remand or control orders	^[7]

References

↑ "Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre". Juvenile Justice: About us: Information about centres. Department of Justice. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
↑ "Cobham Juvenile Justice Centre". Juvenile Justice: About us: Information about centres. Department of Justice. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
↑ "Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre". Juvenile Justice: About us: Information about centres. Department of Justice. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
↑ "Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre". Juvenile Justice: About us: Information about centres. Department of Justice. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
↑ "Orana Juvenile Justice Centre". Juvenile Justice: About us: Information about centres. Department of Justice. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
↑ "Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre". Juvenile Justice: About us: Information about centres. Department of Justice. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
↑ "Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre". Juvenile Justice: About us: Information about centres. Department of Justice. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

External links

Departments and agencies of the New South Wales Government

New South Wales Government

Premier and Cabinet	Parliamentary Counsel's Office Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Ombudsman's Office Public Service Commission Office of the Governor NSW Electoral Commission Ombudsman Venues NSW Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Sydney Olympic Park Authority Office of Sport NSW Institute of Sport Destination NSW Infrastructure NSW Natural Resources Commission Barangaroo Delivery Authority Audit Office Auditor-General Independent Commission Against Corruption Office of Western Sydney International Engagement

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Education	Aboriginal Affairs NSW Aboriginal Land Council Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards Charles Sturt University Council Macquarie University Council Southern Cross University Council University of New England Council University of New South Wales Council University of Newcastle Council University of Technology, Sydney Council University of Western Sydney Board of Trustees University of Wollongong Council

Family and Community Services	Ageing, Disability and Home Care Community Services Children's Guardian Advocate for Children and Young People Home Care Service of New South Wales Aboriginal Housing Office New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation Housing NSW Multicultural NSW

Finance and Services	Service NSW Office of State Revenue Valuer General NSW Self Insurance Corporation Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority Government Property NSW Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Fund Building Insurers' Guarantee Corporation State Records Authority New South Wales Government Telecommunications Authority Motor Accidents Authority WorkCover Authority Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Building Professionals Board NSW Architects Registration Board Rental Bond Board Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Luna Park Reserve Trust Internal Audit Bureau NSW Fair Trading Waste Assets Management Corporation Geographic Names Board NSW Public Works (including the Government Architect)

Health	Health Care Complaints Commission Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Agency for Clinical Innovation Bureau of Health Information Clinical Excellence Commission Health Education and Training Institute Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network Mental Health Commission Ambulance Service of NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Council of New South Wales Local Health Districts x 15 Statutory Health Corporations x 10 Health Administration Corporation Cancer Institute of New South Wales Office for Women’s Policy

Industry, Skills and Regional Development	Department of Primary Industries Crown Lands Division NSW Food Authority TAFE Commission Soil Conservation Service Local Land Services Cobar Water Board Dams Safety Committee Veterinary Practitioners Board NSW Rural Assistance Authority Essential Energy Ausgrid TransGrid Endeavour Energy Delta Electricity Hunter Water Corporation Sydney Water Corporation Forestry Corporation of NSW Game Council Water NSW Sydney Catchment Authority Office of Small Business Chief Scientist and Engineer

Planning and Environment	Office of Local Government Office of Environment and Heritage UrbanGrowth NSW Environment Protection Authority Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust Lord Howe Island Board Taronga Conservation Society Australia Western Sydney Parklands Trust Sydney Living Museums Parramatta Park Trust Historic Houses Trust Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Landcom

Transport	Independent Transport Safety Regulator Transport for NSW State Transit Authority Sydney Ferries Independent Transport Safety Regulator Office of Transport Safety Investigations Roads and Maritime Services WestConnex Delivery Authority Sydney Trains NSW Trains RailCorp Port Authority of New South Wales

Treasury	Long Service Corporation Residual Business Management Corporation Liability Management Ministerial Corporation State Rail Authority Residual Holding Corporation SAS Trustee Corporation NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) Office of Industrial Relations

Prisons in New South Wales

Operational facilities for adults	Bathurst Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) Broken Hill Cessnock Cooma Dawn de Loas Defence Force Correctional Establishment Dillwynia Emu Plains Glen Innes Goulburn Grafton Ivanhoe (Warakirri) John Morony Junee Lithgow Long Bay Mannus Mid North Coast Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre Oberon Outer Metropolitan Multi Purpose Correctional Centre Parklea Silverwater Silverwater Women's St Heliers Tamworth Wellington

Operational facilities for juveniles	Acmena Broken Hill Cobham Frank Baxter Juniperina Kariong Orana Reiby Riverina

Closed facilities	Albury Armidale Balranald Bega Berrima Biloela Bombala Braidwood Burrowa Condobolin Coonabarabran Cootamundra Darlinghurst Deniliquin Dubbo Fort Denison Grenfell Hay Keelong Kempsey Kirkconnell Laurel Hill Maitland Mudgee Narrabri Parramatta Port Macquarie Taree Tuncurry Wagga Wagga Wentworth Windsor Wollongong Wyalong Yarrangobilly Yass Young

See also: List of Australian prisons

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Juvenile Justice NSW

Responsibilities

Juvenile Justice Centres

See also

References

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