
The Commissioner for Children and Young People is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Children’s Commissioners, Guardians and Advocates (ANZCCGA) group.
ANZCCGA meets twice a year. Members promote and protect the safety, wellbeing and rights of children and young people in Australia and New Zealand. The ANZCCGA help ensure that the best interests of children and young people are considered in public policy and program development.
The ANZCCGA produces policy statements and communiques arising from its meetings.
(Please note, where the group acronym is presented differently below, this reflects the composition of signatory members to each document.)
Recent statements and communiqués include:
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Communique ANZCCGA Meeting 17-19 February 2026
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ACCGA Statement of Support - In Plain Sight - 25 February 2026
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Communiqué ANZCCGA Meeting 24-25 November 2025
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ACCGA media statement - Response to State of Australia's Children report - 25 Nov 2025
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Communique ANZCCGA Meeting 14-16 May 2025
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ANZCCGA Joint media statement on action required to address child sexual abuse - March 2025
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ANZCCGA Communiqué - 12 Feb 2025
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ANZCCGA Meeting Communique - November 2024
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ANZCCGA Joint Media Statement on the Social Media Ban for CYP
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ACCGA Joint Statement on Anti-Poverty Week Oct 2024
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ANZCCGA Communique - August 2024
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ANZCCGA letter to Minister Rishworth - Leaving violence payment - May 2024
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ANZCCGA Communique - February 2024
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ANZCCGA Statement on Isolation in Youth Detention - February 2024
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2023 ACCG Key Priorities
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ACCG Statement - Uluru statement
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ANZCCG Joint letter to the National Inquiry into School Can't
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ANZCCG Joint Media Statement: Pledge on raising the age not enough - November 2021
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ANZCCG Media Release NT legislation May 2021
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2020-06-17-ANZCCG-Letter-to-Minister-Hunt-Child-wellbeing-in-the-context-of-COVID-19
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ANZCCG Communique November 2019
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ANZCCG Media Release MACR 29 November 2019
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ANZCCG Media Release Nov 2019 Documentary
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20190919-ANZCCG-correspondence-to-Commonwealth-AGs-re-MACR
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2019-05-ANZCCG-Communiqué-May-2019-Canberra
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ANZCCG Communique November 2018 Adelaide
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ANZCCG Communiqué May 2018 Perth
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ANZCCG Position Statement Youth Justice_24Nov2017
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ANZCCGA Communique - February 2024
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ANZCCGA letter to Minister Rishworth - Leaving violence payment - May 2024
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ANZCCGA Communique - August 2024