Chapter 12: Children's Court Clinic
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Jump to a section on this pageThis chapter commences with a discussion of the statutory basis and functions of the Clinic. It details the process of referral from the Family Division and from the Criminal Division for a report to be provided to the Court and summarises the operation of the Clinic generally. The chapter concludes with a review of the principles involved in the distribution of and access to Clinic reports, noting the underlying competing principles and the requirements of confidentiality.
Download Chapter 12 hereAuthor: former Magistrate Peter Power
Place of Publication: Melbourne, Australia
Publisher: Children's Court of Victoria
Date of Publication: 13 June 2024
Number of Pages: 18
Copyright: State of Victoria, 2015
- About the Research Materials
- Chapter 1: Acts, Rules and Regulations
- Chapter 2: Court Overview
- Chapter 3: Court Operation
- Chapter 4: Family - General
- Chapter 5: Child Protection - before 1 March 2016
- Chapter 5.1: Child Protection - after 1 March 2016
- Chapter 6: Intervention Orders
- Chapter 7: Criminal - General
- Chapter 8: Criminal - Investigation
- Chapter 9: Custody and Bail
- Chapter 10: Criminal - Procedure
- Chapter 11: Sentencing
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Chapter 12: Children's Court Clinic
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