VPRS 3581 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 Childrens 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 courts 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）》设立儿童法院（Children's Courts）。该法于1906年12月1日正式生效。儿童法院可在治安法院（Court of Petty Sessions）/裁判法院（Magistrates' Court）的任一履职地点开庭。1906年《儿童法院法》及后续立法规定，儿童法院书记员需留存法院所有案件及裁判的登记档案，并明确了该登记档案的规范格式。儿童法院登记册（Childrens Court Register）所记录的内容包括：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）、应付诉讼费用、举报事项、指控内容或申请事由、法院裁决与命令，以及所有备注信息。罚款或诉讼费用的缴纳情况通常会记录在备注栏中。