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 the Victorian Government, is the Executive (government), executive government of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria.
As a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutiona ...
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 an ...
y, 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 (state), Victoria that follows a Westminster System, Westminster-derived parliamentary system. It consists of the Monarchy in Australia, King, represent ...
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, 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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