The meaning of ‘unacceptable risk’ in care and protection proceedings
Recent decisions illuminate the issues of predictive judgment, evidentiary uncertainty and child safety in care cases.
Lawyers must play a role in diversion of young people: Cassandra Banks
The President of the Law Society of NSW is pushing for increased diversion of young people out of the criminal justice system, saying there are…
Children’s Guardian Act 2019: an historic step to an integrated child safe scheme in NSW
The Children’s Guardian Act 2019, which commences 1 March, brings all the functions of the Children’s Guardian together under one Act.
The NSW Working With Children scheme, five years on
Working With Children laws reformed in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse . By SHARMINIE NILES.