Children's Court Clinic (New South Wales)
Encyclopedia
The Children's Court Clinic is a government body in New South Wales
, a state of Australia
, which prepares independent reports on children in Children's Court of New South Wales
proceedings.
An assessment report by the clinic is taken to be an independent report to the court rather than evidence tendered by a party (section 59, the Care and Protection Act). The Children’s Court Clinic Authorised Clinician who prepares a report is nevertheless available to the court for cross-examination.
Under the court's rules, the clinic is composed of the Director of the Children’s Court Clinic and any other persons appointed by the Attorney General. Those other persons are persons considered by the Attorney General to be suitable to prepare and submit assessment reports for the court. This is in the process of changing as the clinic is gradually transferred to the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network.
The clinic currently employs a team of senior psychologists based in Parramatta and Broadmeadow NSW to do its work. It also has a list of Authorised Clinicians who perform work on a contractual basis. They are experienced clinicians in psychiatry, psychology or social work.
2 George St
Parramatta
and 19-23 Lambton Rd Broadmeadow
Link to the Parramatta clinic's Google map:
Link to the Broadmeadow clinic's Google map:
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, a state of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, which prepares independent reports on children in Children's Court of New South Wales
Children's Court of New South Wales
The Children's Court of New South Wales is a court which deals with criminal offences committed by children over 10 and under 18 as well as with proceedings relating to the care and protection of children...
proceedings.
Constitution
The clinic is established under the Children's Court Act 1987 (NSW) and its function is further specified according to sections 52-59 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998. As of 1 July 2011 the Minister for Health is required to establish the clinic in accordance with the Children's Court Rule 2000 (NSW).An assessment report by the clinic is taken to be an independent report to the court rather than evidence tendered by a party (section 59, the Care and Protection Act). The Children’s Court Clinic Authorised Clinician who prepares a report is nevertheless available to the court for cross-examination.
Under the court's rules, the clinic is composed of the Director of the Children’s Court Clinic and any other persons appointed by the Attorney General. Those other persons are persons considered by the Attorney General to be suitable to prepare and submit assessment reports for the court. This is in the process of changing as the clinic is gradually transferred to the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network.
The clinic currently employs a team of senior psychologists based in Parramatta and Broadmeadow NSW to do its work. It also has a list of Authorised Clinicians who perform work on a contractual basis. They are experienced clinicians in psychiatry, psychology or social work.
Jurisdiction
The clinic is required to make clinical assessments of children and families in care matters and report to the children's court on those assessments. The report is given to the court ordering the assessment, which then determines whether to release it to the parties in the case.Location
The clinic is located at2 George St
Parramatta
Parramatta, New South Wales
Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Parramatta...
and 19-23 Lambton Rd Broadmeadow
Link to the Parramatta clinic's Google map:
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