VPRS 5296 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（Children's Courts），该法于1906年12月1日正式施行。儿童法院可在任何设有小额诉讼法院/治安法庭（Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrates' Court）的地点开庭办公。1906年法案及后续立法要求儿童法院书记员留存法院所有案件与裁判的登记册，并明确了该登记册的格式规范。儿童法院登记册需记录案件编号、举报人或申请人姓名、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）、应付法庭费用、举报事项、指控或申请的性质、法院判决与裁定，以及备注信息。罚款或费用的缴纳情况通常会记录在备注栏中。