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Report

The committee tabled Report No. 45, 55th Parliament - Child Protection Reform Amendment Bill 2017 on 28 September 2017.

Child Protection Reform Amendment Bill 2017

On 9 August 2017, the Minister for Communities, Women and Youth, Minister for Child Safety and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence introduced the Child Protection Reform Amendment Bill 2017.

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View: Explanatory Note
View: Explanatory Speech

The Bill was referred to the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee for consideration.

The Bill

The explanatory notes state that the objectives of the Bill are to:

• promote positive long-term outcomes for children in the child protection system through timely decision making and decisive action towards either reunification with family or alternative long-term care
• promote the safe care and connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with their families, communities and cultures
• provide a contemporary information sharing regime for the child protection and family support system, which is focused on children’s safety and wellbeing, and
• support the implementation of other key reforms under the Supporting Families Changing Futures progam and address identified legislative issues.

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