The South Australian Department of Human Services maintains the Youth Justice Victims Register.

You can apply to be registered on the Youth Justice Victims Register if you are the victim of an offence for which a young person (aged 10-17 at the time of the offence) has been sentence to detention or imprisonment.

If you are unsure about your eligibility to apply, you can contact the Youth Justice Victims Register by phone on (08) 8463 6488 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. You can also email at YouthJusticeVictimsRegistration@sa.gov.au

Information that can be provided to registered victims

Victims on the Youth Justice Victims Register can find out:

  • about the young person's sentence
  • the place where the young person is in detention
  • if the young person is moved from one custodial facility to a different one
  • details about if/when the young person is released from detention
  • if a young person has escaped from custody.

Victims on the register can also give information to the Training Centre Review Board if they are considering a young person's transfer or release.

How to register

Anyone considering applying to be on the register should contact the Youth Justice Victims Officer to discuss eligibility first.

You can apply by completing an online registration form. There is also an option to print out a form to fill in by hand.

For more information about how to apply, visit the Department of Human Services website.

About the Youth Justice Victims Register