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Australian child protection legislation | Australian Institute of ...
The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) is the key piece of Commonwealth legislation that sets out how child protection concerns raised in federal family law proceedings should be managed, including reporting obligations for family law court staff and mechanisms for courts to obtain information from child protection agencies. Child protection legislation in each state and territory differs according to ...
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Child protection - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Child protection Child protection legislation by jurisdiction page on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website ... Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012: s174(2)–(4) and s174A ... a court needs to determine whether the child is in need of care and/or protection. Each state and territory has legislation defining ...
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Family violence and children - Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Child protection law. State and territory governments are primarily responsible for the child protection law in Australia. State and territory child welfare agencies may intervene in family settings and seek orders in relation to the care and protection of a child or young person as a result of a notification of harm or significant risk of harm ...
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Child protection law - ALRC
As the state, through child protection agencies, is a principal ‘actor’, child protection law can be characterised as ‘public’ law, in contrast to the ‘private’ law of family law, considered above. ... [126] Some child protection laws distinguish between a child and a young person. For example, in the Children and Young ...
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Federal Register of Legislation - Family Law (Child Protection ...
Family Law (Child Protection Convention) Regulations 2003. In force Administered by . Attorney-General's Department ; This item is authorised by the following title: ... Collapse Schedule 2—State laws relevant to, or affected by, these Regulations. 1. Laws of New South Wales. 2. Laws of Victoria. 3. Laws of Queensland. 4. Laws of ...
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Legislation | The Administration for Children and Families
A list of selected laws is included in Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption, Federal Laws, and listed below. About CAPTA: A Legislative History - This document summarizes the legislative history and purpose of CAPTA, the key federal legislation addressing child abuse and neglect. This is a list ...
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KEY CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION ACROSS AUSTRALIA
There are two key Federal Acts that form the over-arching child safeguarding legislation in Australia: The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) and the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth). Whilst these Acts are at the Commonwealth level, child protection legislation is the jurisdictional responsibility of each State and Territory governments.
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Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child ...
Download Publication Major Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption (PDF 454 KB) To provide a framework for understanding the Federal legislation that has shaped the delivery of child welfare services, this publication presents a summary of Federal legislation since 1974 that has had a significant impact on child welfare.
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Family law changes from 6 May 2024 | Federal Circuit and Family Court ...
The Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2023 amends the Family Law Act to give effect to key parts of the National Strategic Framework for Information Sharing between the Family Law and Family Violence and Child Protection Systems. It enhances the sharing of child abuse, neglect, and family violence risk information between the Courts, child welfare agencies and police.
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Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection? - AIFS
Section 8 of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) defines a child as an individual under 18 years. Section 10 of the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld), deems a child in need of protection as a child who: ‘(a) has suffered significant harm, is suffering significant harm, or is at unacceptable risk of suffering significant harm; and