Acknowledgments Thanks to the then Youth Crime Managing Lawyer Jeremy Cass, Senior Lawyer Pam Barrand (YRIPP legal advice roster co-ordinator) and Professional Support Lawyer LawGuru Helen Askew – for their assistance in the preparation of the previous version and Youth Crime Program Manager Anoushka Jeronimus for her assistance with the preparation of this guide. Resources Most resources are available on the VLA website at > > > . refer to to in-house lawyers. ‘KC’ codes VLA’s precedent numbers applicable Precedents and resources that are not on the website are available to private practitioners on the section 29A panel contact the author Suzanne Bettink by email at . – Guide to representing children in the Criminal Division of the Court: assessing Children’s capacity and taking instructions from very young, traumatised and/or intellectually disabled clients by Suzanne Bettink Working with young offenders in the Children's Court: a practical guide to running an effective doli incapax matter by Youth Crime Program Manager Anoushka Jeronimus and Senior Public Defender Julia Munster Fitness to stand trial and mental impairment in the representing potentially Children’s Court: unfit and/or mentally impaired children by Julia Munster, Danielle McKeown and Michael Sharkey KCCRM5010 Record of instructions pre-interview advice – KCCRM5020 Record of instructions duty lawyer advice – KCCRM5050 Record of assessment of capacity KCCRM5090 Record of assessment of doli incapax KCCRM5080 Record of assessment of mental impairment
Acknowledgments Thanks to the then Youth Crime Managing Lawyer Jeremy Cass, Senior Lawyer Pam Barrand (YRIPP legal advice roster co-ordinator) and Professional Support Lawyer – LawGuru Helen Askew for their assistance in the preparation of the previous version and Youth Crime Program Manager Anoushka Jeronimus for her assistance with the preparation of this guide. Resources Most resources are available on the VLA website at > > > . ‘KC’ codes refer to VLA’s precedent numbers applicable to in-house lawyers. Precedents and resources that are not on the website are available to private practitioners on the section 29A panel – contact the author Suzanne Bettink by email at . Guide to representing children in the Criminal Division of the Children’s Court: assessing capacity and taking instructions from very young, traumatised and/or intellectually disabled clients by Suzanne Bettink Working with young offenders in the Children's Court: a practical guide to running an effective doli incapax matter by Youth Crime Program Manager Anoushka Jeronimus and Senior Public Defender Julia Munster Fitness to stand trial and mental impairment in the Children’s Court: representing potentially unfit and/or mentally impaired children by Julia Munster, Danielle McKeown and Michael Sharkey KCCRM5010 Record of instructions – pre-interview advice KCCRM5020 Record of instructions – duty lawyer advice KCCRM5050 Record of assessment of capacity KCCRM5090 Record of assessment of doli incapax KCCRM5080 Record of assessment of mental impairment
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