Restorative justice programs in Australia

Victoria	Queensland	New South Wales	ACT/Canberra
Anglicare Family Group Conferencing Pilot 1995 Young offenders are referred by the Youth Court pre-sentence. Targeted at young people who have had previous convictions. Modelled on the New Zealand FGC. 2003 Program expanded to include 2 country pilots alongside existing metro service ( Jesuit Social Services - Metro; Salvation Army - Goulburn Valley ; Anglicare- Gippsland).	Community Conferencing Department of Justice Young people referred by police (diversionary) or court (pre-sentence or in place of sentencing) Amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act 1992 proclaimed early in 1997. Four pilot projects at Ipswich , Logan , Cairns and Palm Island . Also accepts adult referrals from police.	Family Group Conferencing Young Offenders Act 1997 Juvenile Justice, Police, DPP and Courts can request in pre-sentence reports or as sentencing option in relation to 10-17 year olds. Offenders in custody can also access. Sessional convenors used to assist in intake and run conferences.	Reintegrative Shaming Experiment (RISE) Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004 Police facilitated program for juvenile and drink driving adult offenders. Modelled on the Wagga program . Subject to major research and evaluation projects.
Tasmania	Western Australia	South Australia	Northern Territory
Community Conferencing Program: Youth Justice Act 1997 Pre-court diversionary program for offender 10-17. Referral by police and court. Operates alongside formal police cautioning which has conferencing characteristics.	Family Group Conferences Ministry of Justice: Juvenile Justice Teams Young Offenders ACT 1994 provides for police and court referred FGCs for juvenile offenders. Modelled primarily on the New Zealand FGC process. Large project with over 1,000 conferences per year	Family Group Conferencing Young Offenders Act 1993 Police and court referred FGCs for juvenile offenders, to operate as a diversion from Court. Modelled primarily on the New Zealand FGC, however, run by the Justice Department, rather than a welfare department. Large project with over 1,000 referrals per year	Pre-court Conferencing Program 2001 For 10-17 year-olds run by police based upon the Wagga model.

 

Reproduced from Condliffe, P., "Putting the Pieces Together: The Opportunity for Restorative Justice in Victoria ", Law Institute Journal, V79, No. 8, 35.

 

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