This is an image of the published Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It shows all 17 volumes of the final report. This image was published on the Royal Commission’s website.
The description of this image provided by Territory Stories reads: “Man and four women standing on a makeshift verandah shaded by corrugated iron roof and some cloth. Behind them doors lead to the interior and louvred shutters or window closings can be seen. The building is on stumps. The caption reads: “This building at Umbakumba…
This is an aerial photo of the Areyonga Aboriginal Settlement in Central Australia.
This is a photograph taken at Port Keats Mission in 1949. It shows a group of women and children lined up outside the mission buildings. A caption on the rear of the image reads “The Girls at Port Keats Mission”.
This is an image of Myilly Point, Kahlin Beach, and the Kahlin Compound in Darwin.
This is an image of the Essington House complex on McMillan’s Road in Darwin, taken in the 1960s.
The Juvenile Justice Act 2002 commenced on 3 July 2002 and was repealed by the Youth Justice Act 2005 which commenced on 1 August 2006.
The Juvenile Justice Act 1983 established the Juvenile Court in the Northern Territory. This act was introduced in conjunction with the Community Welfare Act 1983, marking a change in philosophy separating the criminal and welfare jurisdictions relating to young people in the NT. It was repealed by the Juvenile Justice Act 2002.
The Youth Justice Act 2005 (no 32 of 2005) renamed the Juvenile Court as the Youth Justice Court.
The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was set up on 1 August 2016, to look into the youth detention and welfare system over 10 years from 1 August 2006. Its report was delivered on 17 November 2017. The Royal Commission identified a number of failures within the…
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