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Submissions

Equality Bill for NSW - June 2022

The Child Wise Youth Advisory Board write in support of the proposed Equality Bill in New South Wales, and contribute their views and ideas to its development.

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Child Wise Submission on the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Final Bill - Jan 2022

Child Wise made a submission to the Oversight of the Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill in New Zealand.

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Submissions

Save the Children and Child Wise made a brief submission to the Inquiry on Online Safety and Media.

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Child Wise Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee - Religious Discrimination Legislation

Our submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry on the Religious Discrimination Bill, which currently infringes upon the rights of LGBTIQ+ children and defeats the Australian Government’s own National Principles for Child Safe Organisations can be read here.

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Child Wise Submission to the Online Privacy Bill Exposure Draft

Our submission to the Australian Government on the Online Safety Bill Exposure Draft was developed after consultation with Reset Australia, the Australian Council on Children and the Media and the Alannah & Madeline Foundation. To amplify our points, these organisations are also making submissions with content that is aligned.

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Child Wise Submission to the Restricted Access System Declaration Online Safety Act 2021 Discussion Paper

Child Wise has welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Restricted Access System Declaration Online Safety Act 2021 Discussion Paper. Our submission highlights the importance of addressing the complexities of online safety issues and ensuring that children can continue to be legitimate users of social media with minimal risks.

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Children’s Rights, Wellbeing and Protection

A joint submission by Save the Children and Child Wise on implementing the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children calling for a paradigm change in children’s policy in Australia. 

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Child Wise response to the Growing Child Safe Organisations in Queensland: Consultation Paper

Child Wise welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the implementation of child safeguarding standards and reportable conduct in QLD by providing feedback on the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs’ Growing Child Safe Standards in Queensland consultation paper.

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National Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Final Development Discussion Paper

In April 2021, Child Wise submitted a response to the National Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Final Development Discussion Paper. Child Wise has previously made submissions to inform the development of the Strategy and has provided the following response to the specific consultation questions for further consideration.

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Survey Submission
WA Independent Oversight System

Child Wise has contributed to the consultation process for the development of a system of oversight that will improve child safe culture and practice in Western Australian organisations. Child Wise is a strong advocate for a principles based approach to regulating child safe organisations and endorses the Western Australian Government’s work to regulate and monitor the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. We are pleased to offer commentary on the incoming oversight system and in particular recommend that the system takes a child rights approach, as well as ensuring the system includes adequate, transparent and consistent structures, guidance and capacity building supports.

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Public Consultation Submission
NSW Child Safe Scheme

When Child Wise participated in the NSW Government’s initial public consultations into the development of child safe standards, we expressed our strong support for a rigorous legislative approach which would sharpen a collective focus on the safety of children and young people. Child Wise again welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the implementation of child safe standards in NSW by providing feedback on the Exposure Draft of the Children’s Guardian Amendment (Child Safe Scheme) Bill 2020.

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2020-21 Pre-Budget Submissions

Child Wise’s recommendations for the October 2020 Budget are focused on supporting implementation of the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework and in particular the requirement for organisations funded through Commonwealth entities to demonstrate compliance with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

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Creating Child Safe Organisations & Communities

Child Wise made a submission in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Issues Paper 3 – Child Safe Organisations. This submission reflects our work over twenty years in creating child safe organisations and communities.

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Public Consultation Submission
NSW Child Safe Standards

Child Wise made a submission to the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian in response to the Regulating Child Safe Organisations discussion paper, which proposes changes that would make it compulsory for many organisations in NSW to meet the child safe standards. Child Wise is of the view that a principles-based approach to regulating child safe organisations can provide a framework that is rigorous, outcome-focused, yet sufficiently flexible to adapt to the myriad child-focused organisations across the state.

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Best Practice Principles in Responding to Complaints of Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Contexts

This submission is Child Wise's response to the Consultation Paper of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The submission addresses the three main thematic areas of:

  1. Best practice principles 
  2. Oversight of complaints handling - reportable conduct schemes
  3. Advice and support to institutions

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Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee Inquiry into Out of Home Care Submission

This submission is Child Wise's response to the Senate Inquiry into Out of Home Care. Out of Home Care in Australia is under increasing strain, and there are serious concerns about the outcomes for children entering child protection and out of home care. This submission considers areas for concern, best practice responses, and broad principles for responding to the problems in out of home care.

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National Inquiry into Children in Detention Submission

This submission is Child Wise's response to the Australian Human Rights Inquiry into Children in Detention. There have been serious incidents of abuse and neglect within detention facilities, and further abuses are at risk of taking place. There is now enough evidence to show that the conditions in immigration detention facilities are not, and cannot ever be, conducive to a safe and healthy environment for children.

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Enhancing Online Safety for Children - A submission by Child Wise and PwC

This submission responding to the Federal Government’s Enhancing Online Safety for Children public consultation paper has been written by Child Wise and PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (PwC). We chose to jointly write the submission because it highlights the importance of business and not-for-profit sectors working together on an issue which encompasses a diverse range of interests.

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