Subsequently, the Goldsborough Road site was established in 2012 and replaced the Magill Youth Training Centre.

[3] The Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre has come under scrutiny multiple times since beginning operations due to allegations of failing to provide adequate care to its residents.

[4][5][6][7] In 2019, a report from the Committee on the Rights of the Child highlighted that Australia's youth services are deficient in resources and can potentially harm the young individuals they are meant to safeguard.

[9] It was also reported that the centre had "inadequate" staffing and resourcing which led to children held there denied access to education, phone calls to lawyers and medical treatment.

[11] The Goldsborough Road campus was established in 2012 and replaced the Magill Youth Training Centre.