TY  - SER
ED  - CFCA, Australian Institute of Family Studies
TI  - Australian child protection legislation
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Melbourne, Vic.
PB  - CFCA, Australian Institute of Family Studies, 
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - CHILD PROTECTION
KW  - LEGISLATION
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - CFCA resource sheet, August 2022
N2  - This resource sheet provides a brief overview of child protection legislation across state and territory jurisdictions in Australia.

This resource sheet outlines:

    key principles guiding child protection legislation; 
    the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2021–2031;
    Commonwealth, state and territory child protection legislation.

Note: For information on the state or territory agency responsible for child protection in each jurisdiction, see the CFCA resource sheet Reporting child abuse and neglect: Information for service providers. (From the resource). 

For child protection legislation in New Zealand, see the Oranga Tamariki website. 
Record #7748
UR  - https://aifs.gov.au/resources/resource-sheets/australian-child-protection-legislation
ER  -