APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 1

Submissions and additional information received by the Committee

Submissions

1

Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmanian Government (plus an attachment)

2

Confidential

3

Ms Sharon Glen 

4

Confidential

5

Confidential

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Associate Professor Philip Mendes 

7

Healing Foundation (plus three attachments)

8

Confidential

9

Australian Childhood Trauma Group 

10

Connections UnitingCare 

11

Foster Care Association of Victoria (plus twenty four attachments)

12

Confidential

13

Family Inclusion Network Townsville (Inc) 

14

Confidential

15

Commissioner for Children and Young People Western Australia 

16

ACT Government (plus an attachment)

17

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 

18

Australian Association of Social Workers 

19

OzChild (plus an attachment)

20

Barnardos Australia 

21

Intellectual Disability Rights Service 

22

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 

23

Northern Territory Government 

24

Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria 

25

Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.) 

26

Confidential

27

Mr George Potkonyak (plus three attachments)

28

Confidential

29

National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum 

30

The Benevolent Society 

31

Child Wise 

32

Family Inclusion Strategies Hunter 

33

Mr Bryan Seymour 

34

Alliance for Forgotten Australians 

35

Confidential

36

The Mirabel Foundation 

37

FamilyVoice Australia 

38

Mrs Sonia Brown

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Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University, The University of Melbourne 

40

The Salvation Army National Secretariat 

41

Australian Institute of Family Studies (plus an attachment)

42

Name Withheld 

43

Endeavour Foundation 

44

Confidential

45

Commission for Children and Young People Victoria 

46

Aboriginal Family Law Services (WA) 

47

Confidential

48

Ms Karen Lizasoain 

49

International Social Service Australia 

50

Baptcare (plus an attachment)

51

Western Australian Council of Social Service 

52

Name Withheld 

53

Confidential

54

National Disability Services  

55

Settlement Services International 

56

Confidential

57

Broadway Glebe Catholic Social Justice 

58

Macarthur Legal Centre

Response from Children's Court of NSW

59

Rev Graham Guy 

60

Wanslea 

61

NPY Women's Council 

62

Winangay Resources Inc 

63

Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre 

64

Grandmothers Against Removals NSW (plus two attachments)

65

Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia 

66

University of Melbourne Department of Social Work, Child, Youth and Families Research Cluster (plus three attachments)

67

Emeritus Professor Freda Briggs AO

68

Life Without Barriers (plus four attachments)

69

Queensland Government 

70

MacKillop Family Services 

71

ACT Disability Aged Carer and Advocacy Service 

72

Northern Territory Council of Social Service Inc 

73

Indigenous Issues Committee of the Law Society of NSW (plus a supplementary submission) 

74

People with Disability Australia Inc (plus an attachment) 

75

Family Inclusion Network Victoria Inc. 

76

Melbourne City Mission 

77

Families Australia 

78

Department of Social Services 

79

Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology Sydney

Response from Northern Territory Government Department of Children and Families

80

Children with Disability Australia 

81

Ms Mary Ivec and Professor Valerie Braithwaite (plus eleven attachments)

82

Family Inclusion Network of Western Australia Inc 

83

Access and Achievement Research Unit, La Trobe University (plus an attachment)

84

PeakCare Queensland 

85

Yfoundations 

86

Women's Legal Services NSW 

87

Anglicare Australia 

88

Key Assets (plus five attachments)

89

Dr Frank Ainsworth and Dr Patricia Hansen (plus twelve attachments)

90

Children's Youth and Families Agency Association 

91

Australian Legislative Ethics Commission (plus two attachments)

92

Berry Street (plus six attachments)

93

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (plus four attachments)

94

Association of Children's Welfare Agencies NSW 

95

Ms Michelle Aldam 

96

CREATE Foundation (plus an attachment)

97

Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat 

98

Ms Jan Barham MLC 

99

Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare 

100

Confidential

101

Anglicare Victoria (plus an attachment)

102

Dr Phil West 

103

Anglicare NT 

104

Wesley Mission Victoria 

105

Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association (plus an attachment)

106

Victorian Government 

107

Ms Jatinder Kaur 

108

Name Withheld 

Additional Submissions (Australian Legislative Ethics Committee survey respondents)

 1

 Ms Jeanette Barrie

 2

 Ms Marilyn Bryant

 3

 Ms Jonelle Clifford 

 4

 Ms Susan Coleman 

 5

 Mr Graeme Curnuck

 6

 Mr Robert Emiliani

 7

 Ms Lorraine Marriot

 8

 Ms Toni McPherson 

 9

 Mr Gregory Morris 

 10

 Ms Angela Richards 

 11

 Ms Michelle Rigby 

 12

 Ms Bec Stennett 

 13

 Ms Karina Vodden 

 14

 Mr Jason Williams 

 15

 Ms Matilda Bawden

 16

 Ms Carolyn Minhinnick

 17

 Ms Tracy Jagger

18

Ms Marney MacDonald

19

Ms Mary Moore

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Additional Information

1

Rescission or Variation of Children’s Court Orders: A Study of Section 90 Applications in NSW, from Dr Frank Ainsworth, received 19 February 2015

2

Newpin Restoration Model, January 2013, from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, received 2 March 2015

3

Children’s perspectives of different care settings: Foster care, adoption and kinship care, Research Paper, from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, received 2 March 2015

4

Young people transitioning from out-of-home care to adulthood, Policy Paper, March 2014, from UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, received 2 March 2015

5

Good Practice in Reducing the Over-Representation of Care Leavers in the Youth Justice System, Leaving Care and Youth Justice: Phase Three Report, September 2014, from Associate Professor Philip Mendes, received 21 March 2015

6

Young People with a Disability Leaving State Care, Phase Two Report, from Associate Professor Philip Mendes, received 21 March 2015

7

A review of kinship carer surveys, Child Family Community Australia paper No. 31 2015, from Ms Meredith Kiraly, received 24 March 2015

8

A public health approach to enhancing safe and supportive family environments for children, publication by Daryl Higgins, from Australian Institute of Family Studies, received 20 March 2015

9

Trends in child protection notifications and children living in out-of-home care in Australia: 1989-90 to 2013-14, from Australian Institute of Family Studies, received 20 March 2015

10

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention flyer, from Australian Institute of Family Studies, received 25 March 2015

11

Further information, from Life Without Barriers, received 13 March 2015

12

The Northern Territory - Fertile Ground for Family Group Conferencing in Child Protection Matters, from the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, received 2 April 2015

13

Safeguarding Children's Rights in Child Protection: The Use of Family Group Conferencing in the Family Court, from the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, received 2 April 2015

14

Justice reinvestment in Australia five years on, excerpt from the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2014, from the National Children’s Commissioner, received 13 April 2015

15

Prospective Cost Benefit Analysis of Healing Centres report, July 2014, from Healing Foundation, received 16 April 2015

16

Healing Centres final report, December 2012, from Healing Foundation, received 16 April 2015

17

Estimated prevalence and living circumstances of parents with intellectual disability in Australia from selected national surveys, Technical report 1, July 2014, from ACT Disability Aged Carer and Advocacy Service, received 20 April 2015

18

The number and characteristics of parents with intellectual disability from Centrelink income support administrative data, Technical report 2, October 2014, from ACT Disability Aged Carer and Advocacy Service, received 20 April 2015

19

Predicting re-involvement for children adopted out of a public child welfare system, article by Rebecca Orsi, from the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services, received 1 May 2015

20

Non-infant adoption from care: lessons for safeguarding children, article by C.A. Rees and J. Selwyn, from the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services, received 1 May 2015

21

Information relating to the issue of access to identity documents and passports for children in care, from the National Children’s Commissioner, received 4 May 2015

22

Closing statement from Brisbane public hearing 17 April 2015, from Key Assets, received 5 May 2015

23

Supplementary information, from the Regulatory Institutions Network, received 11 May 2015

24

Information regarding Proof of Citizenship requirements for Australian passports and record keeping for children and young people under guardianship of the Minister, from South Australian Government's Council for the Care of Children, received 1 July 2015

Answers to Questions on Notice

1

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 February public hearing, received from the Ombudsman Western Australia, 9 April 2015

2

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 February public hearing, received from Wanslea, 9 April 2015

3

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 February public hearing, received from Key Assets, 16 April 2015

4

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 February public hearing, received from Western Australian Government Department for Child Protection and Family Support, 16 April 2015

5

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 18 February public hearing, received from NSW Department of Family and Community Services, 20 April 2015

6

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 April public hearing, received from Department of Social Services, 11 May 2015

7

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 April public hearing, received from Productivity Commission, 11 May 2015

8

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 April public hearing, received from the South Australian Government Department of Education and Child Development, 12 May 2015

9

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 16 April public hearing, received from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 21 May 2015

10

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 17 April public hearing, received from Key Assets, 5 May 2015

11

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 17 April public hearing, received from Abt JTA, 5 May 2015

12

Answers to Questions taken on Notice during 17 April public hearing, received from Queensland Office of the Public Guardian, 7 May 2015

13

Answers to written Questions on Notice, received from the Tasmanian Government, 13 May 2015

14

Answers to written Questions on Notice, received from the NSW Government, 14 May 2015

15

Answers to written Questions on Notice, received from the WA Government, 18 May 2015

16

Answers to written Questions on Notice, received from the SA Government, 18 May 2015

17

Answers to written Questions on Notice, received from the Queensland Government, 19 May 2015

18

Answers to written Questions on Notice, received from the ACT Government, 21 May 2015

19

Answers to written Questions on Notice, received from the Victorian Government, 22 May 2015

20

Answers to written Questions on Notice and Questions taken on Notice during 1 April public hearing, received from the NT Government, 19 June 2015

Tabled Documents

1

Annual Report 2013, tabled by Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

2

'Services at the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia' booklet, tabled by Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

3

Child Protection' booklet, tabled by Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

4

'Young People and the Law' booklet, tabled by Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

5

Strategic Plan 2013-2018, tabled by Aboriginal Family Law Services, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

6

Annual Report 2013-14, tabled by Aboriginal Family Law Services, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

7

Corporate Profile, tabled by Aboriginal Family Law Services, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

8

Aboriginal Family Law Services Corporate Services News, March 2014, tabled by Aboriginal Family Law Services, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

9

Aboriginal Family Law Services Corporate Services, June 2014, tabled by Aboriginal Family Law Services, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

10

Principles for a partnership-centred approach for NGOs working with Aboriginal organisations and communities in the Northern territory, tabled by Western Australian Council of Social Service, at Perth public hearing 16 February 2015

11

Building Better Relationships – Family Inclusion Strategies Hunter, tabled by Family Inclusion Strategies Hunter, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

12

Communique from Grandmothers Against Removals and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy rally on the anniversary of the National Apology - February 13 2015, tabled by Grandmothers Against Removals, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

13

The Scope Model, tabled by Winangay Resources, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

14

Kinship Carers Assessment Tools (New Carers' version), tabled by Winangay Resources, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

15

Statement read on behalf of Vice Chair Karen Menzies, tabled by Winangay Resources, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

16

The Cost of Youth Homelessness in Australia Study, Snapshot Report 1, tabled by Yfoundations, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

17

About UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, tabled by UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

18

A Strong Future for Young People Leaving Out-of-home Care, Policy paper, July 2014, tabled by UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, at Sydney public hearing 18 February 2015

19

Additional information, tabled by Salvation Army, at Hobart public hearing 12 March 2015

20

Therapeutic Youth Residential Care Service Client Outcomes, tabled by Salvation Army, at Hobart public hearing 12 March 2015

21

Opening statement, tabled by Kennerley Childrens Homes, at Hobart public hearing 12 March 2015

22

Peeling back the layers—kinship care in Victoria, tabled by Wesley Mission Victoria, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

23

Policy Briefing Paper—Complexity in Kinship Care in Victoria, tabled by Wesley Mission Victoria, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

24

2014 Election Statement, tabled by Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

25

Training Guide 2015, tabled by Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

26

Children and Families in Focus, May 2014 Edition #1, tabled by Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

27

Their voice: Involving children and young people in decisions, services and systems, tabled by Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

28

Foster Care 2014 Log of Claims, tabled by Foster Care Association of Victoria, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

29

Foster Care Association of Victoria Position on Passports, tabled by Foster Care Association of Victoria, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

30

A review of kinship carer surveys, tabled by Ms Meredith Kiraly, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

31

Kinship Care: 'The Cinderella of the care system?', tabled by Ms Meredith Kiraly, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

32

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Annual Report 2013/2014, tabled by Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-Op Ltd, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

33

Aboriginal Cultural Competence Framework, tabled by Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-Op Ltd, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

34

Aboriginal Cultural Competence Matrix, tabled by Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-Op Ltd, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

35

Caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out of Home Care, tabled by Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency Co-Op Ltd, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

36

Policy briefing paper—Who am I? Making records meaningful for Children in care, tabled by Institute of Child Protection Studies, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

37

Our Forgotten Families: Issues and challenges faced by parents with a disability in Victoria, tabled by Family Inclusion Network Victoria, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

38

Charter for Children in Out-of-home Care, tabled by Commissioner for Children and Young People Victoria, at Melbourne public hearing 20 March 2015

39

Briefing Paper, tabled by North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, at Darwin public hearing 2 April 2015

40

Paper: The bottom line we need to keep families together to stop the creation of another generation of lost Children, tabled by Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation, at Darwin public hearing 2 April 2015

41

Eileen Cumming's Recommendations, tabled by Northern Territory Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation, at Darwin public hearing 2 April 2015

42

National Framework For Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020, tabled by Department of Social Services, at Canberra public hearing 16 April 2015

43

National Standards for Out-of-home Care, tabled by Department of Social Services, at Canberra public hearing 16 April 2015

44

Being a/part, State of the Family report, october 2014, tabled by Anglicare Australia, at Canberra public hearing 16 April 2015

45

Pictures from Residential Homes 2014-2015, tabled by Australian Childhood Trauma Group, at Canberra public hearing 16 April 2015

46

Opening statement, tabled by Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), Australian National University, at Canberra public hearing 16 April 2015

47

Leeds City Council Inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers report; and Review of the effectiveness of the local safeguarding children board report, by Ofsted, March 2015, tabled by Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), Australian National University, at Canberra public hearing 16 April 2015

48

Statement, tabled by Abt JTA, at Brisbane public hearing 17 April 2015

49

Effect of Nurse Home Visits vs. Usual Care on Reducing Intimate Partner Violence in Young High-Risk Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial, article from Plos One, October 2013, tabled by Abt JTA, at Brisbane public hearing 17 April 2015

50

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Randomized Trial of Nurse Home Visitation, article from Pediatrics, July 1986, tabled by Abt JTA, at Brisbane public hearing 17 April 2015

51

Enduring Effects of Nurse Home Visitation on Maternal Life Course, article from Jama, April 2000, tabled by Abt JTA, at Brisbane public hearing 17 April 2015

52

Nurse-Family Partnership is the First Early Intervention to Find Reductions in Maternal and Child Mortality, July 2014, tabled by Abt JTA, at Brisbane public hearing 17 April 2015

53

Long-term Effects of Nurse Home Visitation on Children's Criminal and Antisocial Behavior, article from Jama, October 1998, tabled by Abt JTA, at Brisbane public hearing 17 April 2015

Correspondence

1

Correspondence clarifying evidence given at Sydney public hearing on 18 February, from Settlement Services International, received 20 April 2015

2

Correspondence clarifying evidence given at Brisbane public hearing on 17 April, from the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services, received 7 May 2015

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