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Western Australia - Organisation
Department for Child Protection and Family Support (2013 - 2017)
State of Western Australia
- From
- 27 May 2013
- To
- July 2017
- Categories
- Government Department, Records Holder, Care Provider, Adoption Agency, Records Access Service
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- Location
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The Department for Child Protection and Family Support (DCPFS) was created on 17 May 2013 as a new name for the Department for Child Protection. It is the lead agency responsible for the care and protection of children in Western Australia. On 1 July 2017, the Department for Child Protection and Family Support became part of the new Department of Communities, and its functions were taken over by Child Protection and Family Services (CPFS).
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The Department for Child Protection and Family Support was the new name given to the Department for Child Protection on 17 May 2013. The functions of the department did not change.
Timeline
- 2007 - 2013
- Department for Child Protection, State of Western Australia
- 2013 - 2017
- Department for Child Protection and Family Support
- 2017 -
- Department of Communities, State Government of Western Australia
- 2017 -
- Child Protection and Family Support, State of Western Australia
- Series Title
- Family Information Research System (1921 - )
- Date Range
- 1921 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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For access to records controlled by the Department of Communities and its predecessors, please contact the Department of Communities Freedom of Information Unit:
Postal Address: Freedom of Information, Department of Communities, Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Phone: (08) 6414 3344
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/department-of-communities-freedom-of-information-foi
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- Series Title
- Client Files, Child Protection and Family Support [and its predecessors] (1921 - )
- Date Range
- 1921 -
- Reference
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- Contact
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For access to records controlled by the Department of Communities and its predecessors, please contact the Department of Communities Freedom of Information Unit:
Postal Address: Freedom of Information, Department of Communities, Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Phone: (08) 6414 3344
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website :https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/department-of-communities-freedom-of-information-foi
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