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Child Abuse and the Law: The Australian Reform Commission’s Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2024

John Seymour
John Seymour*
Affiliation:
Reform Commission Inquiry into Child Welfare
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The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report, Child Welfare, was tabled in the Commonwealth Parliament in November 1981. Although the report deals with child welfare in the A.C.T., many of the issues which are addressed are the same as those being considered in other parts of Australia. The report covers a wide range of matters, including:

  • young offenders and methods of dealing with them;

  • children in need of care;

  • abused children;

  • the licensing of child care services;

  • children in employment; and

  • welfare services for children and families.

This article will focus on the Commission’s recommendations on the reform of the law relating to abused children and other children in need of care.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , Autumn 1982 , pp. 3 - 9
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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