Child Protection

In reply to the Hon. T.A. FRANKS ().8 September 2022).

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): The Minister for Education, Training and Skills has advised:

Under the Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016, the CDSIRC is a review body.

The Committee prioritises the review of deaths. Reliable data on deaths is provided to the committee by bodies including the State Coroner and the Office for Births, Deaths and Marriages.

There is no legislative obligation for persons to report serious injury to the committee. The committee does review some serious cases of child injury where statutory criteria are satisfied and where the committee is made aware of the injury.