An Inquiry into the Monitoring and Enforcing of Child Safe Standards

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

29 Nov 2018

Tabling date:

13 Aug 2020

Deadline for submissions:

28 Feb 2019

Date Ended:

13 Aug 2020

Committee

Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People (2017 - 2021)

House:

Joint

Host House:

Legislative Assembly

Media Statements:

13 Aug 2020

Important Information:

Child Safe Standards.pdf

National Principles COAG endorsed 01022019.pdf

Oversight of services for children and young people in Western Australia – Commissioner for Children and Young People Report
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Final Report Recommendations
Response from State Government of Western Australia to the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Terms of Reference:

The Committee will examine the scope and direction of the work currently being undertaken by government agencies, regulatory bodies and non-government organisations to improve the monitoring of child safe standards and the role of the Commissioner for Children and Young People in ensuring Western Australia’s independent oversight mechanisms operate in a way that makes the interests of children and young people the paramount consideration. In particular, the Committee will consider the following:

The recommendations made by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in the report ‘Oversight of services for children and young people in Western Australia’;
The recommendations from the ‘Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse’ relating to an independent oversight body responsible for monitoring and enforcing child safe standards; and
The response from the State Government of Western Australia to the above recommendations.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
001	Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services received on 21 Jan 2019
2	Ombudsman Western Australia received on 22 Feb 2019
3	Child Wise received on 25 Feb 2019
4	Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc received on 25 Feb 2019
5	Wanslea received on 27 Feb 2019
6	Centrecare received on 27 Feb 2019
7	Valuing Children Initiative received on 27 Feb 2019
8	WA Council of Social Service received on 28 Feb 2019
9	Department of Education received on 28 Feb 2019
10	Western Australian Police Force received on 8 Mar 2019
11	Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia received on 1 Mar 2019
12	Child and Adolescent Health Service received on 1 Mar 2019
13	WA Health Clinical Excellence Division received on 5 Mar 2019
14	Department of Communities received on 5 Mar 2019
15	Commissioner for Children and Young People received on 7 Mar 2019
16	Department of Justice received on 29 Mar 2019
017	Sexual Health Quarters received on 23 Jun 2019

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
20 Mar 2019	09:15 AM	Meeting Room 4	Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
28 Mar 2019	01:00 PM	Meeting Room 1	Mental Health Advocacy Service
28 Mar 2019	02:00 PM	Meeting Room 1	Ombudsman WA
28 Mar 2019	03:00 PM	Meeting Room 1	Auditor General
03 Apr 2019	09:30 AM	Meeting Room 4	Department of Health
03 Apr 2019	10:30 AM	Meeting Room 4	Department of Education
10 Apr 2019	09:30 AM	Meeting Room 4	Department of Communities
17 Apr 2019	10:00 AM	Meeting Room 1	Child and Adolescent Health Service
17 Apr 2019	11:00 AM	Meeting Room 1	WA Police
17 Apr 2019	12:00 PM	Meeting Room 1	Department of Justice
17 Apr 2019	01:30 PM	Meeting Room 1	Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
08 May 2019	09:30 AM	Meeting Room 4	Telethon Kids Institute
08 May 2019	10:30 AM	Meeting Room 4	Chief Psychiatrist of WA
15 May 2019	09:30 AM	Meeting Room 4	Department of Premier and Cabinet
12 Jun 2019	10:00 AM	Meeting Room 5	WACOSS
19 Feb 2020	10:00 AM	Meeting Room 1	Commissioner for Children and Young People
04 Mar 2020	10:00 AM	Meeting Room 2	Professor Helen Milroy
04 Mar 2020	11:15 AM	Meeting Room 2	Youth Affairs Council WA
04 Mar 2020	12:45 PM	Meeting Room 2	SportWest
04 Mar 2020	02:00 PM	Meeting Room 2	Scouts WA
04 Mar 2020	03:15 PM	Meeting Room 2	WACOSS
06 Mar 2020	12:50 PM	Meeting Room 2	Alliance for Children at Risk
06 Mar 2020	02:10 PM	Meeting Room 2	Australian Childhood Foundation	(via Skype)
06 Mar 2020	03:30 PM	Meeting Room 2	Department of Communities
16 Mar 2020	10:30 AM	Meeting Room 1	Department of Premier and Cabinet	Mr Darren Foster - Director General
18 Mar 2020	10:00 AM	Meeting Room 1	Australian Childhood Foundation	(via Skype)