VPRS 16617 Children's Court Registers

Children's Courts were established in Victoria by the Children's Courts Act 1906. This Act came into operation on 1 December 1906. Children's Courts could sit at any place where a Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrates' Court sat.The 1906 Act and subsequent legislation required clerks of Children's Courts to keep a register of all cases and decisions of the court. The Acts also set out the form that the register should take. The Children's Court Register records the case number, the name of the informant or applicant, the name of the accused or defendant, his or her age or apparent age, how the defendant was brought to court (arrest warrant or summons), the court fees due, the nature of the information, charge or application, the court's decision and order and any remarks. The payment of fines or fees is often recorded in the remarks column.

维多利亚州依据1906年《儿童法院法》设立了儿童法院，该法于1906年12月1日正式生效。儿童法院可在简易裁判法院/治安法院的任一常设地点开庭。1906年法案及后续立法均要求儿童法院书记员留存法院全部案件与裁判的登记档案，并明确规定了登记档案的规范格式。儿童法院登记档案需记录以下内容：案件编号、报案人或申请人姓名、被告人姓名、被告人年龄或疑似年龄、被告人到庭方式（逮捕令或传票）、应付诉讼费、报案事项、指控或申请的性质、法院裁判与裁定内容，以及备注信息。罚金或诉讼费的缴纳情况通常会记录在备注栏中。