Courts
Draft report
Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice Agreement 2019-2025: draft agreement for consultation
In partnership with Aboriginal Territorians, the Northern Territory government is developing the Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice Agreement. The NT government has released this draft to seek input from Territorians before finalising the content of the agreement.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Sexual Violence Court pilot
This evaluation of New Zealand’s first sexual violence court has confirmed that the approach taken in the judge-led pilot considerably reduces the time that cases take to reach trial. The evaluation also finds that most complainants feel the pilot’s trials are managed in a way that does not cause them to feel retraumatised by the...
Report
‘Crossover kids’: vulnerable children in the youth justice system
This is the first of two reports by the Sentencing Advisory Council looking at the child protection backgrounds of children who received a sentence or diversion in the Victorian Children’s Court in 2016 or 2017. The project aims to explore the pathways that lead children into the criminal justice system.
Discussion paper
Contempt of court: consultation paper
The Victorian Law Reform Commission has published this consultation paper seeking input on its review of the law of contempt of court.
Discussion paper
Developing a triage framework: linking clients with services at Legal Aid NSW
This paper was developed to support Legal Aid NSW undertake a review of their client intake and triage services. It provides a conceptual basis for further investigating and developing a systematic triage service model.