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released: 10 May 2001 author: AIHW media release

The report provides comprehensive information on children who come in contact with State and Territory community service departments for protective reasons. The report contains data for 1999-00, as well as trend data, 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. In addition, for child protection substantiations, data on the family type, the relationship of the person believed responsible and the source of notification are included. For children on care and protection orders, there are data on types of orders and living arrangements; for children in out-of-home care, there are data on types of placements and length of time in out-of-home care.

ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN 978 1 74024 052 9; Cat. no. CWS 13; 84pp.; Internet only

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (53K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Acknowledgements
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols used in the tables
    • Summary (24K PDF)
  • Sections
    1. Background (83K PDF)
      • Child protection systems
      • The child protection data
    2. Notifications, investigations and substantiations (110K PDF)
      • Overview
      • Data and analysis
    3. Care and protection orders (102K PDF)
      • Overview
      • Data and analysis
    4. Out-of-home care (89K PDF)
      • Overview
      • Data and analysis
    5. Conclusion (21K PDF)
  • End matter
    • Appendix 1: Detailed tables (46K PDF)
      • Child protection
      • Care and protection orders
      • Out-of-home care
    • Appendix 2: Technical notes (41K PDF)
      • Calculation of rates
      • Identification of Indigenous status
    • Appendix 3: Legislation (78K PDF)
      • Child protection legislation
      • Legislative definition of 'in need of care and protection'
    • Appendix 4: Mandatory reporting requirements (61K PDF)
    • Glossary (91K PDF)
    • References (40K PDF)

Recommended citation

AIHW 2001. Child protection Australia 1999-00. Child Welfare Series no. 27. Cat. no. CWS 13. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 12 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442467238>.