Factsheets

A factsheet to provide guidance to practitioners on Aboriginal family-led decision making as a key enabler of the Aboriginal Case Management Policy

This checklist has been developed to assist OOHC NGO caseworkers identify eligible young people and the tasks required to submit an application. It should be read in conjunction with the Factsheet Transitioning from statutory out-of-home [...]

The memorandum of understanding (MOU), effective from August 2014, between the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) and the Department of Justice (Juvenile Justice) outlines the joint services provided for the needs of children [...]

Factsheet describing the difference between Aboriginal family-led decision making and Family Group Conferencing

Guidance for Communities and Justice and Funded Service Providers to support the completion of minimum period case plan goal reviews

Family law is the main law relating to divorce, separation, children, parenting arrangements, property and financial matters. It is the law that applies under the Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975.

An Independent Children’s Lawyer (‘ICL’) is a legal representative appointed by the Court under s68L of the Family Law Act to represent the child’s interests in family law proceedings.

The Magellan Program is a case management program of the Family Court for cases that involve serious allegations of physical and sexual child abuse.

A section 69ZW request is an order made by the Family Court or the Federal Circuit Court that requires DCJ to provide it with documents or information, relating to child abuse or family violence, that [...]

A section 91B request is an order made by the Family Court or the Federal Circuit Court requesting that the Secretary intervene in the family law proceedings.