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Practice Notes

[6-1000] Practice Note 2: Initiating report and service of the relevant portion of the community services file in care proceedings
[6-1020] Practice Note 3: Alternative dispute resolution procedures in the Children’s Court
[6-1040] Practice Note 5: Case management in care proceedings
[6-1060] Practice Note 6: Children’s Court Clinic assessment applications and attendance of authorised clinicians at hearings, dispute resolution conferences and external mediation conferences
[6-1080] Practice Note 9: Joint conference of expert witnesses in care proceedings
[6-1100] Practice Note 10: Parent capacity orders
[6-1120] Practice Note 13: Section 38 care plans
[6-1140] Practice Note 14: Standardised care orders
[6-1160] Practice Note 15: Requests for the provision of services to facilitate restoration in care proceedings
[6-1180] Practice Note 17: Designated agencies in Children’s Court care proceedings
[6-1190] Practice Note 18: Winha-nga-nha List

Guidelines

[6-2000] Contact guidelines

What is the purpose of contact
The child’s best interests — contact must be looked at from the child’s perspective
Restoration contact
How old and at what developmental stage is the child?
What are the child’s wishes regarding contact
How healthy is the attachment or relationship between children and their birth parents?
What are the practical considerations?
What are the arrangements for contact with siblings, extended family and other significant people?
What indirect contact arrangements are appropriate?
Are there special events that should be provided for — birthdays, religious events, special cultural events?
What length of order is realistic?
What does the Care Plan contain regarding contact?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
What is appropriate for an interim contact order?
Are there real risks to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of the child?
Should contact be prohibited or restricted?
As a last resort

[6-2020] NSW care circles procedure guide

[6-2040] Guidelines for conducting a dispute resolution conference

The following model is based on the LEADR Model of Mediation
Purpose of a dispute resolution conference
The role of the Children’s Registrar in the Dispute Resolution Conference
Pre-conference preparation
Conference structure

[6-2060] Standardised care orders

Protocols

[6-3000] Protocol for Children’s Registrars conducing Care Call Overs
[6-3020] Protocol for return of subpoenas for production at Parramatta Children’s Court
[6-3040] Protocol for return of subpoenas for production at Wagga Wagga Children’s Court

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