... backing to set up statutory schemes in four jurisdictions, representing a broad social movement that favours restoration over retribution. History of restorative justice in Australia The term of restorative justice, albeit relatively new, has conceptually existed for several decades, and was derived from many indigenous as well as pre-industrial Western justice traditions. Principles of restorative justice were first used in the 1970's to refer to victim-offender mediation programs in North America, and Western Europe.3 As with its modern counterpart, such programs sought to provide a medium in which those parties to a dispute could come to a resolution, in which there would be an emphasis on reparation. However, it was the New Zealand model that had the most influence in the development of restorative justice in Australia. New Zealand, in 1989 enacted the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act, to resolve decades of dissatisfaction with the treatment of juvenile ...

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