Submission No 347 to the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care

Publication Resource Details

Author
Foster, Darren J
Secondary Author
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
Publication Date
3 April 2004
Publisher
Commonwealth of Australia
URL
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/submissions/sublist

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