The Western Australian Child Protection Council was established by Cabinet on 12 May 1997 to advise the Minister on child protection matters. It continued to operate until at least the end of 2002.
A Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection was established on 30 January 2003 with an independent chairperson. The multi-discipinary committee included senior representatives from government and non-government agencies, and members of the community. The Council advised the Minister on child protection matters. This Ministerial Advisory Council was still active in 2007 and possibly did not…
The Advisory and Co-ordinating Committee on Child Abuse (ACCCA) was established by Order 1985 of the Community Services Act 1972 on 10 January 1986. ACCCA had assisted the Child Abuse Review Panel in 1984 but did not have a statutory role until this Order came into effect. ACCCA was a multi-discipinary agency set up to…
A Child Abuse Review Panel was jointly commissioned by the Hon Ministers for Police, Health and Community Services in Western Australia in May 1984. The Panel reported to those Ministers in July 1985. The broad purpose of the Panel was to review systems of child protection in WA, provide specialist advice to child protection workers,…
Bishop Hale’s Institution for Native and Half-Caste Children operated from1871 to 1888 in Perth. In October 1888 this institution closed and the children were sent to be the first residents of the Swan Native and Half-Caste Mission. Bishop Hale was the Anglican Bishop of Perth who, before coming to Perth, had established a ‘Native Institution’…
The Education Department of Western Australia was created by changing the name of the Ministry of Education in 1994. It had an influence on, and created records relevant to, children in out of home care in Western Australia.
The Ministry of Education was created in 1988 following a review of the State’s education system, replacing the Education Department (1893-1988) and continuing to have an influence on, and create records relevant to, children in out of home care in Western Australia.
The Education Department was created in 1893 and a Minister of Education was appointed. The education of children in schools that received government grants had previously been the responsibility of the General Board of Education (1847-1871) and then the Central Board of Education (1871-1893). In 1899 the Public Education Act made it compulsory for all…
The Catholic Episcopal Migration and Welfare Association (CEMWA) in Western Australia was the state-based receiving agency for post-World War II child migrants who were sent to WA under the Catholic child immigration scheme. After 1965, the child migration program to WA ceased and the welfare functions of the CEMWA were taken over by the Catholic…
The Anglican Diocese of Bunbury was established in 1904. During the 20th century, the Diocese administered a number of hostels for children attending high school in regional centres. In 2012, some of these hostels were included in a Special Inquiry into the response of public officers to allegations of sexual abuse at St Andrew’s Hostel,…
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