Child Protection

Welcome to the RACP Child Protection Special Interest Group website.

The Child Protection Special Interest Group is a collective of doctors interested in the field of child protection. Membership is open to all doctors regardless of qualifications and experience. Interests range from the forensic evaluation of children's injuries to concern for vulnerable and disadvantaged children. This philosophical approach reflects the RACP policy "Child Protection is Everyone's Business".

If you have an interest in Child Protection, whether this is a clinical interest in the evaluation of suspected child abuse or an interest in policies and services that relate to disadvantaged children, please consider this invitatoin to join the Child Protection SIG. Fellows of the RACP may contact Anne Piper directly at anne.piper@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au for inclusion on the email newslist. Doctors who do not hold the FRACP qualifications may contact Philippa Ardlie at philippa.arlie@racp.edu.au for details and application forms for membership of the Chapter of Community Child Health and the Child Protection Special Interest Group.

Agenda for the 2012 Child Protection SIG Annual Meeting

Draft Minutes of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Child Protection SIG (PDF: 153KB)

Membership of the Child Protection Special Interest Group Governance Committee was ratified for May 2011 - 2012:

New Zealand	Zoe McLaren
Queensland	Jan Connors
NSW	Susan Marks
Victoria	Suba Rudolph
Tasmania	Anagha Jayakar
South Australia	Terence Donald (Chair)
Western Australia	Geraldine Goh
Northern Territory	Annie Whybourne

Australian agencies responsible for Child Protection services

NSW	Dept of Community Services
VIC	Community Care Division, Dept of Human Services
QLD	Children, Families and Young People, Dept of Families, Dept of Child Safety
WA	Dept for Community Development
SA	Family and Youth Services, Dept of Human Services
TAS	Child and Families, Dept of Health and Human Services
ACT	Office for Children, Youth and Family Support
NT	The NT Dept of Health and Community Services

Child Protection Legislation

Jurisdiction	Legislation
NSW	Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
VIC	Children and Young Persons Act 1989
QLD	Child Protection Act 1999 Health Act 1937
WA	Child Welfare Act 1947 Community Services Act 1972
SA	Family and Community Services Act 1972  Children's Protection Act 1993
TAS	Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1997 Alcohol and Drug Dependancy Act 1968
ACT	Children and Young People Act 1999
NT	Community Welfare Act 1983