The Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry was an inquiry ordered by the Australian
Government of Victoria
The Victoria State Government, also referred to as just the Victorian Government, is the state-level authority for Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Like all state governments, it is formed by three independent branches: the executive ...
in 2011. The inquiry was conducted by a panel of three members and was asked to “investigate systemic problems in
Victoria’s child protection system and make recommendations to strengthen and improve the protection and support of vulnerable young Victorians.”
The Panel comprised the Honourable
Philip Cummins
Philip Damien Cummins (9 November 1939 – 24 February 2019) was an Australian lawyer and judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Cummins was the presiding judge in the trials of the Silk–Miller police murders, the death of Daniel Valerio and ...
, Professor Emeritus Dorothy Scott , and Mr Bill Scales .
The Inquiry was announced in the
Parliament of Victoria
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria that follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system. It consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Victoria, the Legislative Assembly and ...
on 31 January 2011. The Report of the Inquiry was handed to the Minister for Community Services on 27 January 2012 and tabled in the Parliament by the Minister, the Honourable
Mary Wooldridge
Mary Louise Newling Wooldridge (born 29 July 1967) is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 2006 to 2019. She was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the seat ...
, on 28 February.
Recommendations
The Panel made 90 recommendations of measures to reduce the incidence and negative impact of child abuse and neglect in Victoria in ten major system reform areas.
[Report of the Inquiry, Chapter 22 ''Implementation and prioritisation'']
References
External links
Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry- includes access to the Report of the Inquiry.
Child abuse in Australia
Child welfare in Australia
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