Youth Justice, a division of the Department for Human Services, is responsible for the supervision of young people subject to a range of criminal justice mandates. There are several programs within Youth Justice which aim to support young people to cease offending, recognise the impact of their crime on victims and access opportunities to participate safely and productively in the community.

Aboriginal legal Rights Movement (ALRM) is an independent Aboriginal community controlled organisation governed by an all Aboriginal Board. ALRM promotes legal, cultural, economic, political and social rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander through the provision of legal services and associated activities.

ALRM provides comprehensive legal advice and assistance through its staff lawyers and, where appropriate, private lawyers, to people of Aboriginal descent.

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) provides a wide range of services, primarily legal advice and representation. There are a number of duty solicitors available to represent young offenders who are unrepresented, specifically young offenders in custody.

The child representative for care and protection matters is also situated in the Youth Court LSC office. The child representative appears in all care and protection matters on behalf of the child/children and also conducts interviews with the child/children to ascertain their views and present them to the Court.

Not available at the Youth Court.

In addition to the above support services, the Youth Court is often able to provide additional assistance to court users by booking interpreters and video/phone links for court hearings. The Registry requires at least 24 hours’ notice of a request for an interpreter or video/phone link. ​