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