Additional Documents
1 PDF: Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, Amended Opening Statement, tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026 Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, Amended Opening Statement, tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026
2 PDF: Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'Criteria for the Court to make a Youth Therapeutic Order', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026 Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'Criteria for the Court to make a Youth Therapeutic Order', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026
3 PDF: Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'Updated List of Members of the WCBD Steering Committee', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026 Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'Updated List of Members of the WCBD Steering Committee', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026
4 PDF: Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'Support for the What Can Be Done Model Youth Therapeutic Orders', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026 Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'Support for the What Can Be Done Model Youth Therapeutic Orders', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026
5 PDF: Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'DFFH Applications for Emergency Care Warrants and Quotes from young people', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026 Reserve Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, 'DFFH Applications for Emergency Care Warrants and Quotes from young people', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026
6 PDF: Smart Justice for Young People, 'What is over representation information sheet', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026 Smart Justice for Young People, 'What is over representation information sheet', tabled at a Public Hearing in Melbourne on 16 March 2026

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Upcoming Public Hearings

09 Apr 2026: Moree
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