Fatal Assault of Children and Young People (Inquiry)
This inquiry is a completed Parliamentary inquiry conducted by the Children and Young People Committee.
The Committee on Children and Young People is to conduct a public hearing into the findings and recommendations of the NSW Child Death Review Team’s report into the Fatal Assault of Children and Young People, released on 14 June 2002.
A copy of the report is available online at http://kids.nsw.gov.au/publications/cdrt2000.html, or can be requested from the Committee.
The Committee on Children and Young People invites written comment from interested organisations, groups and individuals regarding the terms of reference for the inquiry. Submissions should be forwarded to the Committee on Children and Young People, Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 by Thursday 5 September 2002. Submissions may be forwarded by fax on (02) 9230 2829 or email to children@parliament.nsw.gov.au Further information can be obtained from Mr Ian Faulks, Committee Manager, on (02) 9230 2029.
Timeline
Referred: 6 Apr 2000
» Call for submissions: 9 Aug 2002
» Submissions close: 5 Sep 2002
» Interim Report Date: 16 Jul 2004
» Final Report Published: 1 Jun 2002
Reports and Government Responses
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 29/11/2002 | Report on the Fatal Assault on Children and Young People (Final Report) |
Hearings and Transcripts
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 20/09/2002 | Public Hearing |
Submissions
The closing date for submissions was 5 September 2002
Contact Us
This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.
- Primary contact: Ian Faulks, phone (02) 9230 2161, children@parliament.nsw.gov.au OR ian.faulks@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Project Officer: Cheryl Samuels, phone 9230 3439, children@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Address for written correspondence:
Committee on Children and Young People
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: (02) 9230 3052
Inquiry Terms of Reference
Resolution passed and message to the Assembly 6 April 2000, 2nd Session, Minutes No. 32, pp 371–2.
The Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998
s.28 (1) lists the functions of the CommitteeThe Parliamentary Joint Committee has the following functions under this Act:
- to monitor and review the exercise by the Commission of its functions;
- to report to both Houses of Parliament, with such comments as it thinks fit, on any matter appertaining to the Commission or connected with the exercise of its functions to which, in the opinion of the Joint Committee, the attention of Parliament should be directed;
- to examine each annual or other report of the Commission and report to both Houses of Parliament on any matter appearing in, or arising out of, any such report;
- to examine trends and changes in services and issues affecting chiuldren, and report to both Houses of Parliament any changes that the Joint Committee thinks desirable to the functions and procedures of the Commission;
- to inquire into any question in connection with the Committee's functions which is referred to it by both Houses of Parliament, and report to both Houses on that question.
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