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released: 18 May 2000 media release

Provides comprehensive information on children who come into contact with State and Territory community service departments for protective reasons. The report contains data for 1998-99 on child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care.Detailed information on the characteristics of children in the child protection system is presented, specifically data on their age, sex and indigenous status. For children who were the subject of a child protection substantiation, data on the family type, the relationship of the person believed responsible and the source of notification are also included.

ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN 978 1 74024 052 9; Cat. no. CWS 11; 78pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (23K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols used in the tables
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Summary
  • Chapters
    1. Background (16K PDF)
      1. Child protection systems
      2. The child protection data
    2. Notifications, investigations and substantiations (56K PDF)
      1. Overview
      2. Data and analysis
    3. Care and protection orders (43K PDF)
      1. Overview
      2. Data and analysis
    4. Out-of-home care (30K PDF)
      1. Overview
      2. Data and analysis
    5. Conclusion (6K PDF)
  • End matter
    • Appendix 1: Detailed tables (24K PDF)
    • Appendix 2: Technical notes (10K PDF)
    • Appendix 3: Legislation (24K PDF)
    • Appendix 4: Mandatory reporting requirements (11K PDF)
    • References (20K PDF)

Recommended citation

AIHW 2000. Child protection Australia 1998-99. Child Welfare Series. Cat. no. CWS 11. Canberra: AIHW.