New South Wales
The New South Wales government Department of Family and Community Services has a collection of Records relating to State Wards. Note that other records relating to State Wards are held by the State Records Authority of New South Wales.
Access to these records is restricted. People wishing to access these records should contact the Care Leavers Records Access Unit within the Department of Family and Community Services.
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Are you a former ward of NSW?', Department of Community Services, New South Wales Department of Community Services, 2001, http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/319254/formerward_broch.pdf; 'Child Care and Protection Guide', in State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/child-care-and-protection-guide; 'Index to Child Care and Protection', in State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/child-care-and-protection-index.
Prepared by: Leanne Howard
Created: 31 August 2011, Last modified: 27 April 2015