New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S COURT RULE 2000

- Made under the Children's Court Act 1987
- As at 1 July 2019
- Reg 706 of 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Rule
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Notes

   PART 2 - APPLICATION OF THIS RULE

   5.       Rule applies to all proceedings before the Children's Court
   6.      Court may waive compliance with Rule
   7.      Extension or shortening of time

   PART 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT

   8.      Seal
   9.      Venue
   10.     Sittings
   11.     Arrangements for sittings
   11A.    Delegation of functions

   PART 4 - FILING

   12.     Filing documents
   13.     Place of filing
   14.     (Repealed)
   15.     Filing a document by facsimile transmission

   PART 4A - ELECTRONIC CASE MANAGEMENT

   15A.    Definitions
   15B.    Electronic filing of documents
   15C.    Uploading documents
   15D.    Electronic issuing of a document
   15E.    Coversheet generated by JusticeLink
   15F.    Registration of users for Online Registry

   PART 5 - GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO CARE PROCEEDINGS AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

   16.     Documents to be lodged in time
   17.     (Repealed)
   18.     Reports
   18A.    Forms

   PART 6 - CARE PROCEEDINGS

           Division 1 - Functions of Children's Registrars

   19.     Functions of Children's Registrars

           Division 2 - Applications

   20.     Application forms
   21.     Report to accompany care applications
   22.     Additional details to accompany certain urgent applications
   23.     Commencement of proceedings regarding care application
   24.     Attendance at dispute resolution conferences
   25.     Conduct of dispute resolution conferences

           Division 3 - Special provisions relating to children and young persons

   26.     Children and young persons as witnesses
   27.     Evidence of school attendance

           Division 4 - Application for appointment of a person to act as guardian ad litem

   28.     Guardian ad litem for child or young person
   29.     Guardian ad litem for parents of child or young person

           Division 5 - Records

   30.     Record of proceedings

           Division 6 - Subpoenas

   30A.    Form of subpoena
   30B.    Setting aside or other relief
   30C.    Compliance with subpoena
   30D.    Production otherwise than on attendance
   30E.    Removal, return, inspection, copying and disposal of documents and things

           Division 7 - General

   30F.    Address for service--legal practitioner
   30G.    Service of documents generally
   30H.    Personal service required only in certain circumstances
   30I.    How personal service effected
   30J.    Substituted and informal service

   PART 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

   31.     Plea
   32.     Presence of person responsible for child or young person
   32A.    Additional factors for appearance by audio visual link: section 5BA of Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998

   PART 7A - MATTERS ARISING UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTION (INTERNATIONAL MEASURES) ACT 2006

   32B.    Registration of foreign personal protection measures
   32C.    Applications for orders

   PART 8 - CHILDREN'S COURT CLINIC

   33.     Composition of Children's Court Clinic
   34.     Referral of assessment orders to Children's Court Clinic
   35.     Conduct of Children's Court Clinic
   36.     Assessment reports

   PART 9 - CHILDREN'S COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

           Division 1 - Composition of Children's Court Advisory Committee

   37.     Composition of Children's Court Advisory Committee

           Division 2 - Provisions relating to members of Children's Court Advisory Committee

   38.     Term of office
   39.     Remuneration
   40.     Deputies
   41.     Vacancy in office of appointed member
   42.     Filling of vacancy in office of appointed member
   43.     Nomination of person as appointed member

           Division 3 - Procedure of Children's Court Advisory Committee

   44.     General procedure

   PART 10 - REPEAL AND SAVINGS

   45.     Repeal of Children's Court Rule 1988
   46.     Savings
           SCHEDULE 1