Community Welfare Child Life Protection Unit [Hansard p592]

Publication Resource Details

In
Hansard Archive 1870 to 1995
Publication Date
19 August 1980
Publisher
Parliament of Western Australia
URL
https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard/hansard1870to1995.nsf/83cc4ce93b5d4e0b48257b33001cfef6/23151F40E5F3BF5948257A460013483D/$File/19800819_Assembly.pdf
Description
See page 592 of the excerpt. 'Community Welfare Child Life Protection Unit' is an excerpt from the digital copies of the Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) of the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament. The Child Life Protection Unit's role in investigating child abuse, its staffing and resources were described by the Minister for Community Welfare, the Hon. Bill Hassell MLA.

Related Information

Department for Community Welfare, State of Western Australia (1972 - 1985) Relevance: Department for Community Welfare: The Child Life Protection Unit was a unit set up by the Department to investigate child abuse in the metropolitan area and support country area investigations.

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