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Queensland - Organisation
Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women (2017 - 2020)
State Government of Queensland
- From
- 12 December 2017
- To
- 2020
- Categories
- Care Provider, Government Department
- Location
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The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women was established on 12 December 2017, following the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services' responsibilities being split into two departments. The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women is responsible for youth justice and child protection services including adoption, foster and kindship care. The Department holds records relevant to people who grew up in State institutions or as wards of the State and operates the Time in Care Information Access Service through Right to Information.
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The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women had responsibility for:
- Adoption
- Child Protection Services
- Prevention of Domestic and
- Family Violence
- Redress scheme for Queensland survivors of institutional child sexual abuse
- Women's Policy and Office for
- Women
- Youth Affairs
- Youth Justice
The Department introduced the Time in Care Information Access Service (TICIA) to provide Care Leavers with their records.
The Department was renamed in November 2020 and became the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs.
Timeline
- 2012 - 2017
- Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Department, State Government of Queensland
- 2017 - 2020
- Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women
- 2020 -
- Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, State Government of Queensland
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