VPRS 11028 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《儿童法庭法》设立了儿童法庭。该法于1906年12月1日正式生效。儿童法庭可在简易裁判法庭/治安法院的所有开庭地点举行庭审。1906年法案及后续立法要求儿童法庭书记员对法庭的全部案件与裁决进行登记，同时明确了登记册的规范格式。儿童法庭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、被告人的实际年龄或推定年龄、被告人到庭的方式（逮捕令或传票）、应付法庭费用、举报、指控或申请的事由、法庭的裁决与命令，以及所有备注信息。罚款或费用的缴纳情况通常会记录在备注栏中。