Resource Section

Author

Department for Community Development, State of Western Australia

Title

Submission No. 55 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care: Submissions

In

Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05

Editor

Senate Community Affairs Committee

Imprint

Commonwealth of Australia, July 2003

Url

http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist

Description

This large submission from the Department for Community Development addressed the terms of reference for the Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care. In doing so, the submission gave an overview of the history of out of home care in Western Australia, including policies, State inquiries and departmental reviews.

Related Entries

Concepts

• Aboriginal Education and Employment Hostels (1950 - )
• Community Support Hostel (1984 - )
• Service Children

Events

• Apology to Aboriginal Families by the Parliament of Western Australia (28 May 1997)
• Apology to Former Child Migrants by the Parliament of Western Australia (13 August 1998)
• Inquiry into Children in Institutional and Other Forms of Care (1982 - 1985)
• National Inquiry into Homeless Children, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1989)

  In their submission to the Australian Senate's Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care (p.32), the Department for Community Development acknowledged the importance of the Burdekin Report in highlighting the link between youth homelessness and out of home care.

Glossary Terms

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principles (1985 - )
• Absconding (1844 - )
• Adoption (1896 - )
• Baby Farming (1860s - 1907)
• Boarding Out (1897 - 1976)
• Foster Care (1907 - )

  pp.5-9

• Group Home (1970s - 1990s)
• Industrial School

Legislation

• Adoption of Children Act 1896 (1896 - 1995)
• Child Welfare Act 1947 (1948 - 2006)
• Industrial Schools Act 1874 (1874 - 1893)

Organisations

• Adults Surviving Child Abuse (1995 - 2016)
• Alexandra Home for Women (1916 - 1950)
• Anglicare WA (2003 - )
• Bindoon (1936 - 1966)
• Bridgewater Care and Assessment Centre (1969 - 1983)
• Castledare (1934 - 1983)
• Child Welfare Department, State of Western Australia (1927 - 1972)
• Child Welfare Reception Home (1953 - 1972)
• Children's Court of Western Australia (1907 - )
• Clontarf (1901 - 1983)
• Department for Community Development, State of Western Australia (2001 - 2007)
• Department for Community Development, State of Western Australia (1992 - 1995)
• Department for Community Services, State of Western Australia (1985 - 1992)
• Department for Community Welfare, State of Western Australia (1972 - 1985)
• Department for Family and Children's Services, State of Western Australia (1995 - 2001)
• Department of Native Welfare, State of Western Australia (1955 - 1972)
• Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra (1913 - 1981)
• Fourteen (1968 - 1979)
• Government Receiving Depot (1907 - 1935)
• Government Receiving Home (1935 - 1952)
• Hillston, Stoneville (1969 - 1984)
• Longmore Remand and Assessment Centre (1965 - 1993?)
• Manguri (1988 - 2002)
• McCall Centre (1971 - 2005?)
• Methodist Children's Home (1922 - 1959)
• Mofflyn (1959 - 1984)
• Nazareth House (1941 - 1979?)
• Ngal-a Mothercraft Home and Training Centre Inc (1956 - 1989)
• Nyandi (1970 - 1997)
• Parkerville Children's Home (1909 - 2005)
• Public Charities and State Children Department, State of Western Australia (1908 - 1917)
• Riverbank (1960 - 1996)
• Salvation Army, Western Australia (1897 - )
• St Joseph's Girls' Orphanage (1901 - 1971)
• St Vincent's Foundling Home (1914 - 1971)
• Stuart House (1963 - 1988?)
• Swan Homes (1943 - 1959)
• Tardun Farm School (1928 - 2008)
• Tudor Lodge (1952 - 2003)
• Wanslea (1947 - 1984)
• Watson Lodge (1967 - 1984)
• Yorganop Association Incorporated (1986 - )

Related Publications

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• Senate Community Affairs Committee, 'Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care - Submissions received by the committee as at 17/3/05', in Forgotten Australians: A report on Australians who experienced institution or out-of-home care as children, Parliament of Australia Senate, Commonwealth of Australia, 17 March 2005, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist. Details