Table of contents

  • Contributing departments
  • 1 Introduction
    • 1.1 Purpose
    • 1.2 Declaration of the Rights  of the Child  (1959)
    • 1.3 Summary of legislation and  departments-June 1994
    • 1.4 Summary of mandatory repotting in Australia-June 1994
  • 2  New  South Wales
    • 2.1 Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 2. 2Current legislation
    • 2.3 Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 2.4 Mandatory reporting
    • 2.5 Grounds used to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 3  Victoria
    • 3.1 Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 3. 2Current legislation
    • 3.3 Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 3.4 Mandatory reporting
    • 3.5 Grounds used  to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 4  Queensland
    • 4.1 Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 4.2 Current legislation
    • 4.3 Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 4.4 Mandatory reporting
    • 4.5 Grounds used to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 5  Western Australia
    • 5.1  Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 5.2 Current legislation
    • 5.3 Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 5.4 Mandatory reporting
    • 5.5 Grounds used to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 6  South Australia
    • 6.1 Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 6.2 Current legislation
    • 6.3 Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 6.4 Mandatory reporting
    • 6.5 Grounds used to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 7  Tasmania
    • 7.1 Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 7.2 Current legislation
    • 7.3 Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 7.4 Mandatory reporting
    • 7.5 Grounds used to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 8  Australian Capital Territory
    • 8.1  Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 8.2 Current legislation
    • 8.3  Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 8.4  Mandatory reporting
    • 8.5 Grounds used to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 9 Northern Territory
    • 9.1 Description of the current reporting and investigation systems
    • 9.2 Current legislation
    • 9.3 Recent changes  to policies, procedures and practices
    • 9.4 Mandatory reporting
    • 9.5 Grounds used to substantiate child abuse or neglect
  • 10  Commonwealth
    • 10.1   The Family Law Act 1975
    • 10.2   National Child Protection Council
    • 10.3   National Clearing House
    • 10.4   Australian Institute of Family Studies
  • 11  Information sources and  welfare databases in Australia
  • 12  State  child  protection councils
  • 13  Major  non-government organisations
  • 14  WELSTAT: 1977-1992
  • 15  National standards for data  collection for child  abuse  and  neglect
    • 15.1   Explanation of terms
    • 15.2   Tables and counting rules