Australian child protection services: A game without endThis article argues that Australian child protection services are based on an error of logical typing. Across time, this has led to an over-reliance on mandatory reporting legislation, a forensic/investigative/prosecutorial model of practice, a ...
Over the last decade, several public inquiries into the operation of child protection have been undertaken in a number of state jurisdictions following which some states have embarked on large scale reform of legislation and policy, to either strengthen the child protection mandate, or refocus ...
New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS): an Australian multiagency, multigenerational, longitudinal record linkage study PARTICIPANTS: The study comprises a population cohort of 87,026 children in the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW). The cohort was defined by ... VJ Carr,F...
Children's Courtjuvenile justicecare and protectionThis paper reports on research conducted as part of a national study on the views of judicial officers and other stakeholders in Australia's Children's Courts. It focuses on the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and in particular the way in ...
Child & Family Social WorkAinsworth F and Hansen P (2006) Five tumultuous years in Australian child protection: little progress. Child and Family Social Work 11(1): 33-41.Ainsworth, F. and Hansen, P., Five tumultuous years in Australian child protection: little progress; Child & Family ...
Over the last decade, several public inquiries into the operation of child protection have been undertaken in a number of state jurisdictions following which some states have embarked on large scale reform of legislation and policy, to either strengthen the child protection mandate, or refocus ...
The groundwork for the introduction of mandatory influenza vaccination has been laid by many states and territories in Australia. For example, NSW introduced legislation in 2007 that requiredhealth care workersto demonstrate evidence of protection against a range of vaccine preventable diseases. The poli...
In order to understand health policies for refugees and asylum seekers, it is important to briefly describe Australia's humanitarian program and the current legislation on visa status and protection. This is because entitlements to health care vary by visa status, and legislation concerning visa statu...
In order to understand health policies for refugees and asylum seekers, it is important to briefly describe Australia's humanitarian program and the current legislation on visa status and protection. This is because entitlements to health care vary by visa status, and legislation concerning visa statu...
childabuselegislationMost Australian states have child protection legislation mandating individuals and groups to notify suspected child abuse and neglect. Nurses are legally bound to report their suspicions of child abuse and neglect in a number of Australian states, with South Australia, New South ...