Submission no 370 to the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care

Publication Resource Details

Author
Symes, Margaret
Publication Date
2004
Publisher
Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee, 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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