New South Wales Department of Juvenile Justice
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 27 July 2009 |
| Preceding Agency | |
| Type | Administrative division |
| Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
| Headquarters | Level 24, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent Agency | Department of Justice |
| Child Agency |
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| Key documents | |
| Website | www |
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).
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.
Throughout New South Wales, there are 34 Juvenile Justice Community Services offices and seven Juvenile Justice Centres, located as follows:
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