Australia's Children's Courts Today and Tomorrow

1. Introduction: Australia’s Children’s Courts – The Study and Its Context
Rosemary Sheehan

Part I. The Mandate of the Children’s Courts

2. The Childrens Court in the Australian Capital Territory
Peter Camilleri, Lorraine Thomson, Morag McArthur

3. The Children’s Court in New South Wales
Elizabeth Fernandez, Jane Bolitho, Patricia Hansen, Myvanwy Hudson

4. Youth Justice, Child Protection and the Role of the Youth Courts in the Northern Territory
Deborah West, David Heath

5. The Children’s Court in Queensland: Where to from Here?
Clare Tilbury, Paul Mazerolle

6. The Children’s Court of South Australia
Daniel King, Andrew Day, Paul Delfabbro

7. The Children’s Court in Tasmania
Max Travers, Rob White, Michael McKinnon

8. The Children’s Court of Victoria
Allan Borowski, Rosemary Sheehan

9. Youth Justice and Child Protection: The Children’s Court in Western Australia
Caroline Spiranovic, Joseph Clare, Mike Clare, Brenda Clare

Part II. Australia in the International Context

10. A Portrait of Australia’s Children’s Courts: Findings of a National Assessment
Allan Borowski

11. Care and Protection: Australia and the International Context
Marie Connolly

12. Juvenile Justice: Australian Court Responses Situated in the International Context
Judy Cashmore

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