Procedures
View the procedures that guide the activities of Youth Justice NSW employees.
If you would like a non-redacted version of any procedure listed below, you can submit a request for information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. For more information, see the Right to Information Policy.
Community procedures
Youth Justice NSW applies procedures to ensure effective and efficient services are provided to young people in the community. View the community and Youth Justice Conferencing procedures that apply to young people in the community.
You can also view the corresponding policies which guide the operations and activities of Youth Justice NSW in the community.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Admissions CIMS Checklist | This procedure contains instructions and templates for employees and young people to use when a young person enters a Youth Justice Centre. |
| Bail Supervision Procedure | This procedure outlines the tasks of community-based area managers, assistant managers and caseworkers when a young person becomes subject to Youth Justice bail supervision. |
| Bail Support Court Intake and Remand Intervention Procedure | The purpose of this procedure is to provide steps for how the Bail Support, Court Intake and Remand Intervention Policy will be put into action. |
| Child Protection Register Procedure | This procedure sets out the steps for Youth Justice NSW employees who are supervising and supporting a young person with a registrable offender status. |
| Community Clean Up Order Procedure | Use this procedure when working with a young person who has been charged with a graffiti offence and is sentenced to a Community Clean Up Order. |
| Community Referral to Justice Health Procedure | This document outlines the procedures when a young person comes into contact with Youth Justice during court proceedings and discloses or is suspected of having a mental health or cognitive impairment. |
| Community Supervision for 18 and Over Procedure | The purpose of this procedure is to provide steps to determine a young person’s eligibility to remain under Youth Justice NSW supervision or to transfer supervision over to Community Corrections NSW. |
| Court Report Procedure | This procedure is for use by Youth Justice employees who are completing a Background, Update, Specific Purpose or Nil Report. |
| Interstate Transfer to Adult Jurisdiction Parole Procedure | Use this procedure when applying to transfer parole supervision for young people 18 years and over to an adult jurisdiction in another state or territory. |
| Interstate Transfers to Adult Jurisdictions Non-Parole and SCIO Procedure | Use this procedure when applying to transfer eligible community-based supervised orders, excluding parole, for young people 18 years and over to an adult jurisdiction in another state or territory. |
| Managing Non-Compliance and Breach Procedure | Use this procedure when a young person fails to comply with a condition of their court order or bail agreement (supervised bail only). |
| Mentor Scheme Procedure | Use this procedure as a guide to gaining consent of all parties involved before commencing mentor intervention. |
| Parole Procedure | This procedure sets out the steps and processes involved in preparing for a young person’s release on parole and managing their parole supervision in the community. |
| Representative Supervision Procedure | This procedure is in two parts. It sets out the steps and processes involved in arranging representative supervision of community-based supervised orders for young people permanently or temporarily moving between state and territory jurisdictions. |
| Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Procedure (Community) | Use this procedure when working with a young person who is at risk of self-harming or suicide, has harmed themselves, attempted suicide or following the death of a young person by suicide. |
| Temporary Interstate Overseas Travel Procedure | Use this procedure when a young person is requesting an approval for temporary travel interstate or overseas while subject to an NSW community-based supervision order. |
| Transfer of Supervision Between Offices Procedure | Use this procedure when a young person who is subject to a community-based supervised order moves to a different location covered by another Youth Justice Community Office within NSW. |
Custodial procedures
View the custodial procedures in place to provide guidance and direction to Youth Justice employees when working with young people in Youth Justice Centres.
You can also view the corresponding policies that communicate the expectations Youth Justice NSW has of its employees for the delivery of services to young people in custody.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Administering Medication to Young People Procedure | This procedure describes when pre-prepared medication provided by a Justice and Forensic Mental Health Network Registered Nurse (RN) is to be issued to young people. |
| Admissions and Discharge Procedure | This procedure provides accurate, clear direction, and actions for the admission and discharge of a young person from a Youth Justice NSW centre. |
| Alarms Procedure | This procedure documents the responsibilities of staff when alarms are activated at a Youth Justice Centre. |
| Alerts Procedure (Custody) | This procedure is to be used when a staff member needs to create, modify or close a young person's alert. |
| Appeal Procedure | This procedure documents the role of staff when providing support to young people wishing to appeal a court decision. |
| Assessment of Young People Procedure | Use this procedure when conducting detainee assessments to identify risk, criminogenic needs and responsivity of a client. |
| Breath Testing Young People Procedure | Use this procedure when centre routines require random breath testing of detainees, a detainee is suspected of consuming alcohol, or a detainee has been directed to undergo a breath test. |
| Centre Routine Procedure | Use this procedure to assist development, implementation and review of routines for detainees/ staff in a centre. This includes general centre routines and unit/ program specific routines. |
| Centre Telephone System Procedure | The purpose of this procedure is to provide steps for effectively managing and using the Detainee Telephone System at a Youth Justice NSW Centre for the purpose of providing young people with contact with family, significant others and external stakeholders. |
| Chaplaincy Procedure | This procedure explains the processes relating to the role of the Chaplain within a Juvenile Justice Centre, employee referrals and links to Centre employees. |
| Contraband Procedure | The purpose of this procedure is to provide steps for employees when they locate contraband during a search or in a Juvenile Justice Centre. |
| Detainee Risk Management Plan Procedure | The purpose of this procedure is to provide steps for developing, implementing and reviewing a Detainee Risk Management Plan. |
| Exhibits Procedure | Use this procedure to manage items of contraband that will be required to be provided to NSW Police for either evidential or disposal purposes in a criminal investigation. |
| Facilitation Contact with Family and Significant Others Procedure | Use this procedure to manage contacts when family or significant others request contact with a detainee, the detainee requests contact with family or significant others, supporting or not supporting a person having contact with a detainee. |
| Gatekeeper and Night State Procedure | Use this procedure to safeguard the entry and exit of approved Youth Justice NSW employees and visitors to all Youth Justice Centres at all times. |
| Incentive Scheme Procedure | Use this procedure when implementing, monitoring and assessing the movement of young people through the Youth Justice NSW Incentive Scheme. |
| The purpose of this procedure is to provide steps for employees to complete factual, detailed incident reports in line with the requirements of the Incident Management Policy. | |
| Inducting Young People Procedure | Use this procedure to manage the induction process when a young person is a new admission, is transferred from another centre, or is in transit for 24 hours or more from another centre. |
| Induction Training and Assessment Program Employee Uniforms Procedure | This procedure provides direction for organising, purchasing and delivery of Youth Justice NSW mandatory uniforms to trainee custodial and court logistics employees. |
| K-9 Searching Procedure | This procedure provides instructions to employees for conducting and assisting with K-9 searches of Youth Justice Centres. |
| Mail Handling Procedure | The purpose of this procedure is to provide steps for how to process incoming and outgoing mail for young people in the centres, and to provide steps for the safe and secure processing of general mail addressed to the centre. |
| Misbehaviour Procedure | Use this procedure when conducting an inquiry into an alleged misbehaviour and determining the need to issue a consequence to a young person in custody. |
| Objective Classification System Procedure | This procedure is used to implement, monitor and assess the classification level of a young person, for the duration of their detention in a Youth Justice Centre. |
| Perimeter Security Procedure | Use this procedure when conducting internal and external perimeter security searches for Youth Justice NSW Centres. |
| Personal Property Young People Procedure | Use this procedure for the management of a young persons' personal property at admission, during custody, at transfer and at discharge. |
| Provision of non-fixed items to young people in segregation and confinement procedure | This procedure is to be used to risk assess the provision of a mattress and other non-fixed items to a young person when they have been placed in a room for a period of confinement or segregation. |
| Referral to the Waratah Program Procedure | Use this procedure when considering the eligibility and suitability of detainees for participation in the Waratah Program. |
| Request for Personal Time Procedure | Use this procedure when a detainee asks to spend time in their room outside routine room times (eg. bed time). |
| Risk Assessment Procedure | This procedure identifies how risks are to be assessed in a Youth Justice Centre and the role staff will take in assessing and mitigating risk. |
| Room Sharing Risk Assessment Procedure | This procedure is used to determine the risks involved when a young person is considered for a room sharing arrangement. |
| Searching Accommodation Rooms. Units and Other Areas Procedure | The purpose of this procedure is to provide employees with instructions for conducting safe room area searches and room fixture/fittings audits within a Youth Justice Centre. |
| Searching Employees Procedure | Use this procedure when searching an employee as part of routine and after receiving proficient intelligence and/or compelling circumstantial evidence that an employee may be involved in trafficking contraband or removing property from a centre without authorisation. |
| Searching Young People Procedure | Use this procedure to identify the need to conduct or approve a search on young people within a Youth Justice NSW centre or court facility. |
| Section 24(1)(c) Conditional Discharge Procedure | Use this procedure to provide an understanding of processes regarding section 24(1)(c) conditional discharge. This section allows eligible and suitably assessed detainees to be released before their control order expires. |
| Segregation Procedure | Use this procedure when a young person poses an immediate risk of danger to themself or others. Segregation is for the safety and protection of young people and employees. |
| Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Procedure (Custody) | Use this procedure when working with a young person in custody who is at risk of self-harming or suicide, has harmed themselves, attempted suicide or following the death of a young person by suicide. |
| Separation Procedure | This procedure is used when a young person or a group of young people need to be separated from the general population in a Youth Justice Centre. |
| Serious Young Offender Review Panel (SYORP) Procedure | Use this procedure when considering reclassification, supervised outings or day/overnight leave for a young person who has been charged with, or found guilty of, one or more Serious Children's Indictable Offences under Crimes Act 1900. |
| Supervision of Young People Procedure | Use this procedure to understand employee roles and responsibilities for the supervision of young people at all times. |
| Termination of Visits - Restrictions and Banning of Visitors | Use this procedure to manage risks to the safety and security of the centre, or the health and wellbeing of a young person by visitors. |
| Time and Attendance-Operational Employees | Use this procedure when recording, verifying, checking and monitoring the daily attendance of operational employees, and when notifying and recording unplanned absences. |
| Transfer to Adult Corrections Procedure | This procedure discusses the criteria for determining the suitability of the transfer of young people from Youth Justice Centres to adult correctional centres. |
| Transfer to Forensic Hospital Procedure | This procedure is used when a young person has been assessed under section 55 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 and needs to be transferred from a Youth Justice Centre to a forensic hospital. |
| Travelling and Accommodation Assistance for Carers of Young People Procedure | This procedure documents assessment guidelines for financial assistance for carers of young people in Youth Justice Centres. |
| Urinalysis Program (Young People) Procedure | This procedure discusses the Urinalysis Porgram for young people in custody. |
| Use of Force Procedure | Use this procedure when all other forms of intervention have been unsuccessful or are not appropriate, and it is both reasonable and necessary to use force in order to resolve a situation within a Youth Justice NSW Centre. |
| Use of Instruments of Restraint Procedure | Use this procedure when instruments of restraint are risk assessed as necessary for the safe and effective management of a young person. |
| Use of Protective Equipment Procedure | Use this procedure when an authorised officer has approved the use of protective equipment in a planned use of force. |
| Victims Register Procedure | Use this procedure when communicating with a victim or between the Victims Register Officer and Centre Manager regarding a young person who has a Registered Victim. |
| Visit by Community Group or Representative Procedure | This procedure is to be used when organising the approval of, and facilitating visits by, community groups or individual community representatives. |
| Visits by Contractors Procedure | Use this procedure when a contractor visits a Youth Justice Centre to carry out minor works or improvements and /or emergency repairs which could include electrical repairs and installation, plumbing repairs, or maintenance to fittings and fixtures. |
| Visits by Family and Significant Others Procedure | Use this procedure when an approved family member or significant other visits a young person in a Youth Justice Centre, as soon as practicable following initial admission, during the centre's scheduled visiting times, and at other agreed times with prior approval (special visits). |
Whole of Youth Jutice procedures
Whole of Youth Justice procedures are applied across the Youth Justice system. These procedures apply to young people and staff working in the community and custodial settings.
You can also view the policies that apply to community and custodial settings, and any setting where Youth Justice operates, such as in the field.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Case Management Procedure | These procedures outline the responsibilities of community employees and managers in undertaking case management with young people in the community and in contributing to case management with young people in custody. |
| Child Safety and Mandatory Reporting Procedure | This procedure documents the processes for responding to a suspicion, risk, disclosure or incident of abuse. |
| Field Work Safety Procedure | This procedure outlines the steps employees must complete to assess and address field work safety. |
| Managing Client Feedback and Complaints Procedure | This procedure details the steps you must take to formalise and investigate a complaint and support a complainant under the Managing Client Feedback and Complaints guidelines. |
| Work and Development Order Procedure | Use this procedure when determining, administrating and managing Work and Development Orders, from the young person’s entry into the Youth Justice system until the completion of Work and Development Order processes. |