Please contact the Clerk, Surry Hills Children’s Court:
Postal Address: PO Box K303, Haymarket NSW 2010
Phone: (02) 8667 2100
These records are held by Bidura Children's Court (1983 - 2017).
Surry Hills Children’s Court, in Glebe, holds some records of the Bidura Children’s Court and the former Metropolitan Children’s Court. These records were previously held by Bidura Children’s Court until its closure in 2017, when they were transferred to Surry Hills Children’s Court.
Surry Hills Children’s Court continues to operate and holds records for the Metropolitan Children’s Court.
People wishing to gain access to information from Surry Hills Children’s Court must write to the Clerk of Surry Hills Children’s Court.
In many instances, especially in the case of smaller Courts, the depositions of proceedings in Children’s Courts are interfiled with the adult depositions. There are, however, several designated Children’s Courts in NSW: Bidura Children’s Court at Glebe (in Sydney’s inner west); Cobham Children’s Court at Werrington (in Sydney’s far west); Worimi Children’s Court at Broadmeadow (Newcastle); Minda Children’s Court at Lidcombe (in Sydney’s west); Campsie Children’s Court at Campsie (in Sydney’s south west); and Yasmar Children’s Court at Haberfield (in Sydney’s inner west).
Court records may also be held by the State Records Authority of New South Wales. In 2014 there were no records listed in the Concise Guide to the State Archives relating to this organisation. Since the Guide was last updated it is possible that additional records have been deposited with the State Records Authority of New South Wales. In addition, records are still held by the Courts themselves. As all requests for information must be directed through the Clerk of the relevant Court, current information about holdings will be available from the Court.