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The New South Wales Department of Juvenile Justice, known between 1991 and 1993 as the Office of Juvenile Justice, was a
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agency in
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, that managed
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centres and other aspects of the youth justice system.


Formation

Responsibility for children convicted of crimes was removed from the former Child Welfare Department and placed within the Department of Corrective Services in July 1991. Five months later, an independent Office of Juvenile Justice was established.


Locations

The department operated 34 Juvenile Justice Community Services offices and seven Juvenile Justice Centres, located as follows:


See also

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Department of Communities and Justice The New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery of services to some of the most disadvantaged individuals, families and communities; and the administr ...
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Government of New South Wales The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the executive state government of New South Wales, Australia. The government comprises 11 portfolios, led by a ministerial department and supported by several agencies. Th ...
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List of New South Wales government agencies The New South Wales Government (NSW Government) is made up of a number of departments, state-owned corporations and other agencies. The NSW Public Service is organised under the ''Government Sector Employment Act 2013'', with public bodies org ...


References

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Juvenile Justice Juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes committed by children who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal systems, chi ...
1991 establishments in Australia Government agencies established in 1991 2009 disestablishments in Australia Government agencies disestablished in 2009