Koori Court

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Koori Court is a specialist division of Australian courts that incorporates Aboriginal cultural practices and community participation to improve justice outcomes for Koori (Indigenous) people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Koori Court canonical 2
Koori Court Officer 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sentencing court ⓘ
specialist court division ⓘ
aimsTo improve justice outcomes for Indigenous people ⓘ
increase Indigenous participation in the justice system ⓘ
increase cultural safety in court processes ⓘ
reduce reoffending ⓘ
appliesTo Aboriginal people ⓘ
Torres Strait Islander people ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
doesNotHandle contested criminal trials ⓘ
sexual offence cases in some divisions ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion offence must be within jurisdiction of the relevant court division ⓘ
offender must identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ⓘ
offender must plead guilty or be found guilty ⓘ
focusesOn Koori offenders ⓘ
handles criminal matters ⓘ
sentencing of eligible Indigenous offenders ⓘ
hasFeature Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags displayed in court ⓘ
acknowledgment of Country at hearings ⓘ
culturally appropriate support services ⓘ
focus on community-based sentences where suitable ⓘ
focus on rehabilitation ⓘ
sentencing conversations held around a bar table ⓘ
inspired similar Indigenous sentencing courts in other Australian states and territories ⓘ
involves Aboriginal community representatives ⓘ
Elders ⓘ
Koori Court Officer ⓘ
linked to: Koori Court

Respected Persons ⓘ
offender’s family members ⓘ
victim participation where appropriate ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Victoria ⓘ
languageNote term “Koori” refers to Aboriginal people from south-eastern Australia ⓘ
linked to: Koori people
legalBasis Victorian legislation ⓘ
legalSystem Australian legal system ⓘ
originatesFrom Victoria, Australia ⓘ
partOf Children’s Court of Victoria ⓘ
County Court of Victoria ⓘ
Magistrates’ Court of Victoria ⓘ
policyContext Australian Indigenous justice policy ⓘ
relatedTo Indigenous sentencing courts in Australia ⓘ
Murri Court ⓘ
Nunga Court ⓘ
seeksTo address over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system ⓘ
build trust between Indigenous communities and courts ⓘ
recognise the impact of colonisation and dispossession in sentencing ⓘ
uses Aboriginal cultural practices ⓘ
community participation in sentencing ⓘ
less formal court procedures ⓘ
plain language communication ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Koori people → hasOrganization → Koori Court ⓘ
Courts of Victoria → hasComponent → Koori Court ⓘ
Koori Court → involves → Koori Court Officer ⓘ
linked to: Koori Court