Balancing act: The tension between open justice and child protection
Open justice is crucial to maintaining community confidence in courts and the administration of justice, but it is not an absolute principle. Intense public interest…
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.
Won’t somebody think of the children?
Professor Patrick Parkinson AM has been teaching, researching and contributing to public policy in family law and child protection for more than 30 years. He…
Tougher NSW child protection laws set to better reflect community expectations
A raft of changes to NSW child protection laws will come into effect on 2 November under the Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2015. By…