
Child and Youth

5 Important Child Safety Questions to Ask About Your Church
Published on November 25, 2020How safe is your organisation for children? Read five questions by ChildSafe you should ask…
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Prevention of Child Abuse in Your Faith Community
Published on October 28, 2019One of the main findings of the five-year Royal Commission was that many institutions were…
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How Victoria’s ‘Betrayal of Trust’ Report Led to New Child Safety Laws
Published on March 14, 2019In 2013, the Victorian Parliament’s Family and Community Development Committee delivered its ‘Betrayal of Trust’…
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Victoria’s Reportable Conduct Scheme: Are You Aware of Your Obligations?
Published on March 14, 2019Victoria’s Reportable Conduct Scheme is now fully implemented, and organisations that provide care or services…
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How Will the National Redress Scheme Play Out?
Published on February 7, 2019In December 2017 the Royal Commission into Child Abuse in Institutions handed down its findings and made…
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Royal Commission Hands Down its Findings
Published on February 2, 2018After five years of deliberations, the Royal Commission has finally wrapped up and provided over…
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Overview of the Changes to Working-With-Children Checks
Published on August 19, 2017As a result of the Royal Commission into child sex abuse in institutions, five amendments…
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New Child Safe Standards Implemented 1st January 2017 in Victoria
Published on September 9, 2016New compulsory minimum standards for child safety and protection were introduced on 1st January 2016…
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New Law in Victoria Makes it Compulsory to Report Child Sex Abuse
Published on August 15, 2016Recently we posted an article on the ‘failure to protect’ legislation introduced by the Victorian…
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Child Sex Abuse and ‘Failure to Protect’ Legislation
Published on May 27, 2016The Victorian Parliament’s Family and Community Development Committee recently produced a document titled ‘Betrayal of…
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