VPRS 16615 Children's Court Register

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》（Children's Courts Act 1906）设立了儿童法院。该法于1906年12月1日正式生效。儿童法院可在任一设有治安法院（Court of Petty Sessions）/裁判法院（Magistrates' Court）的地点开庭。1906年《儿童法院法》及后续立法均要求儿童法院书记员留存本院所有案件与裁判的登记册。前述法律同时明确了该登记册的规范格式。儿童法院登记册需记录以下内容：案件编号、举报人或申请人姓名、被告人姓名、被告人实际年龄或推定年龄、被告人到庭方式（逮捕令或传票）、应缴诉讼费用、举报、指控或申请的事由、法院裁判与命令，以及备注事项。罚款或诉讼费用的缴纳情况通常记录于备注栏内。