Department of Juvenile Justice (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Department of Juvenile Justice, known between 1991 and 1993 as the Office of Juvenile Justice, was a state government agency in New South Wales, Australia, that managed juvenile detention 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:

Centre nameLocationDate openedPurposeNotesAcmena Juvenile Justice Centre, Mid North CoastSeptember 1999Capacity for 45 young people; male detainees onlyCobham Juvenile Justice Centre , Western SydneyJune 1980Capacity for 105 young people; the principal remand centre for males aged 15 years and overFrank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre, Central CoastOctober 1999Capacity for 120 young people; accommodates males aged 16 to 21 years, mostly on control ordersJuniperina Juvenile Justice Centre, Western Sydney24 August 2005Capacity for 44 young people; the only Australian centre for female juvenilesOrana Juvenile Justice CentreDubbo, Western New South WalesDecember 1999Capacity for 30 young people; accommodates males on remand or control ordersReiby Juvenile Justice Centre, South Western SydneyAugust 1973Capacity for 60 young people; accommodates males under 16 years on remand or control ordersRiverina Juvenile Justice CentreWagga Wagga, RiverinaOctober 1984Capacity for 45 young people; accommodates low to medium risk males on remand or control orders

See also

Department of Communities and Justice Government of New South Wales List of New South Wales government agencies

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