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Organisation Freedom of Information, Department for Child Protection WA
- Categories
- Government Department and Records Service
- Alternative Names
- Family Information and Records Bureau (previously known as)
- Website
- http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/SupportingIndividualsAndFamilies/Pages/Searchingforyourfamilyhistory.aspx
Summary
Freedom of Information is a service provided through the Department for Child Protection to help people who were in subsidised out of home care access records that are held by the Department. This service was formerly known as the Family Information and Records Bureau (FIRB).
Access
Access to these records is restricted and confidentiality is protected by the Department. If you believe the Department may hold records about you, or about a family member, you are encouraged to apply. Access is governed by the Freedom of Information Act 1992 and the Department has a form on their website which you must use to apply for records.
Contact
Freedom of Information
Department for Child Protection
PO Box 6334, East Perth WA 6892
Telephone: (08) 6217 6388 or (08) 6217 6381
Facsimile: (08) 9222 2776
Free call in WA: 1800 000 277
Email: foi@dcp.wa.gov.au/
Web:Searching for your family history
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Manages records of
Publications
Online Resources
- Department for Child Protection Western Australia, 'Searching for your family history', in Department for Child Protection website, 2012, http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/SupportingIndividualsAndFamilies/Pages/Searchingforyourfamilyhistory.aspx. From 1 February 2012, the Department for Child Protection’s Release of Information service replaced the Family Information and Records Bureau (FIRB). Details
Gallery
- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 7
- Type
- Document
- Date
- September 2011
- Source
- Redress WA
- Note
- Please follow this link to find out how to apply for past records.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 2 February 2012, Last modified: 13 September 2012
Last updated: 22 March 2013
Cite this: http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/wa/biogs/WE00578b.htm
First published by the Find and Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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