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Commissioner for Children and Young People

The Commissioner for Children and Young People upholds, protects and promotes the rights and wellbeing of children and young people in Tasmania. Find out more about the Commissioner's role and how you too can support young Tasmanians. Click on the “Young People” tab above for content relevant to younger audiences.

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    Children and young people have special rights protected by law. Learn about these rights and how to help young Tasmanians enjoy them fully.

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  • Media Releases - 8 June 2023

    Big Screen – The First 1000 Days

    Commissioner for Children and Young People Leanne McLean today welcomed the B4 Early Years Coalition Big Screen Little Screen Project Pilot. “This is part of the B4 Coalition’s efforts to raise awareness of the importance of the earliest days of a child’s life to their lifelong wellbeing. This contributes to the aims of the It…

  • Media Releases - 25 May 2023

    Making organisations child safe still requires work

    The Commissioner for Children and Young People today welcomed the long-awaited introduction of a legal framework to strengthen protections for children from abuse in organisations and to respond appropriately if abuse is suspected. “The passing of the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Bill 2022 constitutes a significant reform to strengthen the protection and promotion of…

  • Media Releases - 22 May 2023

    Opinion piece: “Tough on crime” approach will not make communities safer

    Punitive, populist tough on crime approaches to the harmful behaviour of children might make for good media, but they do not make Tasmanian communities safer.

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Call the Strong Families, Safe Kids Advice & Referral Line on 1800 000 123, or visit https://www.strongfamiliessafekids.tas.gov.au/ 

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The Commissioner for Children and Young People’s work takes place across lutruwita/Tasmania. The Office of the Commissioner of Children and Young People is located in nipaluna/Hobart on the land of the muwinina people. The Commissioner and her staff acknowledge and pay respects to all palawa/pakana people of lutruwita as the original and ongoing custodians of this land and for the more than 40,000 years they have cared for their country and their children.