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States and Territories

Reforming child protection in Queensland: a review of the implementation of recommendations contained in the CMC’s Protecting children report

Resources June,2007

Authors: Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission

Publishers: Crime and Misconduct Commission

In July 2003, the Queensland Premier referred some specific complaints of abuse of children in foster care to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) for investigation. The CMC approached these […]

Regional plan 2004

Resources

Authors: Metropolitan Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee

Publishers: Metropolitan Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (Vic)

The Melbourne Metropolitan Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (RAJAC) wants to see fewer Koories coming into contact with the justice system and to improve communication and treatment when they do […]

Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory (vol 4)

Resources September,2017

Authors:

Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

This report investigates the detention, care and protection systems for children and young people in the NT. The report examines instances of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children, the vast […]

Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory: Findings and Recommendations

Resources September,2017

Authors:

Publishers: Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

Report on the Review of the: Young Offenders Act 1997

Resources Oct,2002

Authors: NSW Attorney General's Department

Publishers: NSW Attorney General's Department

The NSW Attorney General’s Department has undertaken a statutory review of the Young Offenders Act 1997(NSW), which is required to be reviewed every three years. This report brings together the […]

Research Report on Community Focus Groups: Appendix to Not Now, Not Ever ? Putting an End to Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland

Resources Feb,2015

Authors: Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland

Publishers: Brisbane, Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland

As part of the inquiry conducted by the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland which was established in 2014, focus groups were undertaken to better understand community […]

Responding to Child Sexual Assault in Aboriginal Communities: A report under Part 6A of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993

Resources Dec,2012

Authors: New South Wales Office of the Ombudsman

Publishers: NSW Ombudsman

This report outlines the findings and recommendations from the NSW Ombudsman’s audit of the implementation of the NSW Interagency Plan to Tackle Child Sexual Assault in Aboriginal Communities. The Interagency […]

Restoring Order: Crime prevention, policing and local justice in Queensland’s Indigenous communities

Resources Nov,2009

Authors: Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission

Publishers: Crime and Misconduct Commission

Since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the issues of relations between police and Indigenous people, the detention of Indigenous people in police custody and the overrepresentation of […]

Restoring Social Order through Tackling ‘Passive Welfare’: The Statutory Intent to the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (Cth) and Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Act 2007 (Cth)

Resources Nov,2007

Authors: Howard-Wagner, Deirdre

Publishers: Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 19(2), pp243-251

The findings and recommendations of a body of Indigenous scholarship which indicated that violence and child sexual abuse had long existed within Indigenous communities, was reinforced through the release of […]

Review of Coronial Practice in Western Australia, Final Report

Resources January,2012

Authors: Law Reform Commission of Western Australia

Publishers: Law Reform Commission of Western Australia

This report contains the results of the review conducted by the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia of the coronial practices and procedures followed in the state. The Commission consulted […]

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