Appendix C: youth justice legislation
New South Wales
- Bail Act 2013
- Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987
- Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987
- Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
- Children (Interstate Transfer of Offenders) Act 1988
- Young Offenders Act 1997
Victoria
- Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
- Youth Justice Act 2024 (provisions to commence in stages throughout 2024-2026)
- Bail Act 1977
- Crimes Act 1958
- Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997
- Criminal Procedure Act 2009
- Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012
- Sentencing Act 1991
- Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
- Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003
- Children, Youth and Families Regulations 2017
Queensland
- Childrens Court Act 1992
- Young Offenders (Interstate Transfer) Act 1987
- Youth Justice Act 1992
- Youth Justice Regulation 2016
Western Australia
- Young Offenders Act 1994
- Young Offenders Regulations 1995
- Bail Act 1982
- Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988
- Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999
- Inspector of Custodial Services Act 2003
- Sentence Administration Act 2003
- Children and Community Services Act 2004
- Sentencing Act 1995
- Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913
- High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020
- Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
South Australia
- Bail Act 1985
- Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935
- Sentencing Act 2017
- Young Offenders Act 1993
- Young Offenders Regulations 2023
- Youth Court Act 1993
- Youth Justice Administration Act 2016
- Youth Justice Administration Regulations 2016
- Controlled Substances Act 1984
- Controlled Substances (Youth Treatment Orders) Regulations 2021
Tasmania
- Bail Act 1994
- Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997
- Commissioner for Children and Young People Act 2016
- Corrections Act 1997
- Custodial Inspector Act 2016
- Police Offences Act 1935
- Sentencing Act 1997
- Youth Justice Act 1997
Australian Capital Territory
- Bail Act 1992
- Children and Young People Act 2008
- Crimes Act 1900
- Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004
- Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
- Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005
- Criminal Code 2002
Northern Territory
- Bail Act 1982
- Bail Regulations 1983
- Criminal Code Act 1983
- Parole Act 1971
- Sentencing Act 1995
- Sentencing Regulations 1996
- Youth Justice Act 2005
- Youth Justice Regulations 2006