Mandatory reporting
Alternative labels
Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect
Report
Preventing harm to children with disability in Queensland: Department of Education
This report arises from the investigation of a case of abuse and neglect of two young people with disability. It focuses on current practices and procedures relating to student protection reports in Queensland Education. The report recommends changes to practices, procedures and staff training to improve student protection reporting and outcomes for students with disability...
Guide
Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse
This is a guide to responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse and maltreatment. It also outlines how, why and when children and young people are likely to disclose abuse and provides information to help individuals respond to these disclosures. The guide is for family members, friends, other adults and professionals.
Report
Investigation report: support when children are sexually abused at school
An investigation into complaints about how the Victorian Department of Education and a government primary school responded to allegations of sexual abuse of two children. It found that the Department’s response to the allegations and disclosures of sexual abuse at the time was inadequate, and in some respects seriously so.
Report
From laggards to leaders: an assessment of Australian banks’ climate commitments
This report benchmarks the performance of Australia’s biggest banks in achieving their commitments to reach net zero emissions, finding that they continue to fall short despite progress. The report provides 19 recommendations to help banks progress and expand their climate goals and increase transparency while protecting against risk.
Report
Towards a stronger safety net to prevent abuse of children
Malachi Subecz was not in State care but reports of concern had been made about him. Six government agencies completed reviews of their own processes, and chief executives also commissioned a system-wide review from Dame Karen Poutasi (the Poutasi review). This report looks at whether the recommendations made by the Poutasi review have been actioned...