VPRS 13317 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.

维多利亚州根据1906年《儿童法庭法》设立了儿童法庭。该法于1906年12月1日正式施行。儿童法庭可在任何设有即决裁判法院/治安法院的地点开庭。1906年法案及后续立法要求儿童法庭书记员留存法庭所有案件与裁判的登记档案，同时规定了登记档案的规范格式。儿童法庭登记档案会记录案件编号、举报人或申请人姓名、被告人姓名、被告人年龄或推定年龄、被告人到庭方式（逮捕令或传票）、应缴法庭费用、告发事项、指控或申请的性质、法庭裁判与命令，以及所有备注内容。罚款或费用的缴纳情况通常会记录在备注栏中。