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21/11/2025

2025 Review of the Disability Standards for Education – Discussion Paper

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Annual Report

06/11/2025

Annual Report 2024-2025

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Annual Report

06/11/2025

Annual Report 2024-2025 – Child-friendly poster

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Submission

30/10/2025

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Amendment Bill 2025

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Submission

09/10/2025

Terrorism Legislation (Extension) Bill 2025

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Report

10/09/2025

Making Rights Real

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Poster

10/09/2025

Making Rights Real (Child-friendly poster)

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Poster

19/06/2025

Making Rights Real (Infographic)

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Submission

30/05/2025

Comment on Tasmanian Youth Justice Facility Masterplan

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Poster

26/05/2025

‘Your Voice, Your Rights, Your Commissioner’ CCYP Poster

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Plan

31/03/2025

Annual Plan 2025-2026

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Plan

31/03/2025

CCYP Strategic Framework Summary 2025 & 2026

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Video

18/03/2025

What young Tasmanians want from the new Commission for Children and Young People

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Report

13/03/2025

“Letting them have a say”

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Poster

13/03/2025

“Letting them have a say” (Child-friendly poster)

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Report

04/03/2025

“Somewhere safe to go” – Young people’s experiences of leaving detention

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Poster

04/03/2025

“Somewhere safe to go” – Young people’s experiences of leaving detention (Child-friendly poster)

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Submission

03/03/2025

Bail Bill 2024 – Consultation Draft

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Submission

21/02/2025

Police Offences (Knives and Other Weapons) Amendment Bill 2025 – Consultation Draft

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Poster

07/02/2025

Communicate with us, not at us!

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Submission

07/02/2025

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act – Proposal Paper

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Submission

19/12/2024

Commission for Children and Young People Bill 2024

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Report

16/12/2024

“Kids that have fallen through the cracks” Young people’s views on supporting children, young people and their families

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Poster

16/12/2024

“Kids that have fallen through the cracks” – Young people’s views on supporting children, young people and their families (Child-friendly poster)

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Annual Report

25/11/2024

Annual Report 2023-2024

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Annual Report

25/11/2024

Annual Report 2023-2024 – Child Friendly Version

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Submission

08/11/2024

Police Offences Amendment Bill 2024

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Report

10/10/2024

Messages for Change: Our Perspective on Change for Children

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Response

27/09/2024

Change for Children and Collaborating for Change Consultation Draft

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Submission

22/08/2024

TASCAT Bill 2024

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Report

12/07/2024

Speaking Out for a Safer Tomorrow: Our Messages for Change Report

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Poster

12/07/2024

Speaking Out for a Safer Tomorrow: Our Messages for Change – Child Friendly Version

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Submission

07/06/2024

Justice Miscellaneous (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2024 – Consultation Draft

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Submission

03/06/2024

Letter regarding Tasmanian Child Sexual Abuse Reform Strategy and Action Plan

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Report

03/06/2024

‘A decade of children’s voices on child safety’ Report

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Report

31/05/2024

“Hearing the Voices of Young People in the Youth Justice System” Methodology: How we listened

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Report

31/05/2024

“Nowhere else to go” Young people’s views on homelessness

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Poster

31/05/2024

“Nowhere else to go” – Young people’s views on homelessness (Child-friendly poster)

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Submission

06/05/2024

Draft Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism Expectations on the treatment of Children and Young People deprived of their liberty

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Submission

09/04/2024

Letter regarding Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Bill

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Plan

22/03/2024

Annual Plan 2024-2025

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Submission

01/03/2024

Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2023

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Submission

23/02/2024

CCYP Letter regarding Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024

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Report

21/12/2023

Somebody in your corner

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Response

12/12/2023

Response to Transitions Project

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Report

29/11/2023

A Place at the Table Report

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Report

29/11/2023

A Place at the Table Report – Child-friendly version

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Response

20/11/2023

Response to Youth Jobs Strategy

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Annual Report

14/11/2023

Annual Report 2022-2023

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Submission

21/09/2023

Disability Inclusion Bill 2023

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Report

14/07/2023

Listen: This is my voice – Young people’s experiences of the youth justice system

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Submission

14/07/2023

Memorandum of Advice – the age of criminal responsibility in Tasmania

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Report

11/07/2023

Out-of-Home Care Monitoring Report No. 2 (Second Edition)

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Submission

07/07/2023

Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism Implementation Project, Consultation Paper 2

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Submission

03/07/2023

Letter to National Children’s Commissioner – Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform

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Poster

14/06/2023

Education Posters – Teachers & class

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Poster

14/06/2023

Education Posters – Overview

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Poster

14/06/2023

Education Posters – Curriculum & Systems

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Submission

22/05/2023

‘Tough on crime’ approach will not make communities safer

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Poster

03/05/2023

YEP! Info Sheet

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Poster

03/05/2023

YEP! Poster

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Plan

31/03/2023

Annual Plan 2023-2024

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Plan

30/03/2023

CCYP Full Strategic Framework 2022 & 2023

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Poster

30/03/2023

CCYP Strategic Framework Summary 2022 & 2023

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Submission

27/03/2023

CCYP Letter to Members of the Tasmanian Parliament – Child and Youth Safe Organisations Bill 2022

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Book

24/03/2023

When I wake up I smile – learning resource

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Submission

22/03/2023

Literacy Advisory Panel Community-Consultation

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Report

14/03/2023

Out-of-Home Care Monitoring Report No. 2

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Submission

03/03/2023

Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism Implementation Project, Consultation Paper 1

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Submission

03/03/2023

Letter on Vaping to DECYP Secretary

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Submission

14/02/2023

Offences Amendment Bill 2023

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Submission

23/12/2022

Final Draft Youth Justice System Blueprint 2022

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Submission

05/12/2022

Child and Youth Organisations Framework – letter to premier and Attorney-General

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Annual Report

23/11/2022

Annual Report 2021-2022

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Plan

22/11/2022

Annual Plan 2021-2022

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Statement

22/11/2022

Speech: Young, In Love, and In Danger

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Submission

18/11/2022

Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2022

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Submission

31/10/2022

Mental Health Act Amendments Bill 2022

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Submission

21/10/2022

Child and Youth Safe Organisations Bill 2022

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Submission

21/10/2022

Justice Misc (RC Amendments) Bill 2022

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Statement

18/10/2022

Speech: Tasmania Anti-Poverty Week launch

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Submission

14/10/2022

Draft Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Strategy

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Submission

12/09/2022

Integrity Commission discussion paper

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Submission

29/07/2022

Food Relief to Food Resilience Action Plan

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Submission

30/06/2022

Tasmanian Drug Strategy 2021-2027 Community Consultation

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Book

14/06/2022

Ok, so a nest is a home

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Submission

31/05/2022

Third Family and Sexual Violence Plan

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Report

13/04/2022

Respectful Relationships and Consent

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Plan

31/03/2022

Annual Plan 2022-2023

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Submission

25/03/2022

Tasmania’s Community-wide Framework on literacy

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Submission

21/03/2022

Reforming Tasmania’s Youth Justice System

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Submission

25/02/2022

National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2023

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Submission

07/02/2022

Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2022

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Submission

23/12/2021

Tasmanian Sports and Active Recreation Strategy

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Submission

23/12/2021

Disability Services Act

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Annual Report

23/11/2021

Annual Report 2020–2021

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Submission

12/11/2021

Tasmanian Climate Change (State Action) Act Amendment Bill 2021

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Submission

17/09/2021

OPCAT Implementation Bill 2021

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Submission

17/09/2021

Tasmanian Standards for Children and Young People in Care Consultation

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Submission

23/08/2021

Consultation on the Education Legislation Amendments (Education Regulation) Bill

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Submission

02/08/2021

Draft Policy Framework for Tasmania: Under 16 Homelessness

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Report

31/07/2021

Expert Panel Final Report on Therapeutic elements to improve system response for CYP with complex needs

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Submission

29/07/2021

Submission to the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings

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Submission

26/07/2021

Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020

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Submission

08/07/2021

Review of the Australian Curriculum

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Report

01/06/2021

We Call It Happy

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Submission

03/05/2021

Tasmania’s Climate Change Act – Independent Review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008

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Submission

30/04/2021

Indigenous Voice Co-design Process

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Submission

13/04/2021

Draft Bail Bill 2021

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Submission

01/04/2021

Tasmania’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy

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Book

24/03/2021

When I wake up I smile

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Submission

01/03/2021

Child Safe Organisations Bill 2020

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Plan

28/02/2021

Out of Home Care Monitoring Plan

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Plan

28/02/2021

Summary of 2021 Out of Home Care Plan

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Submission

15/02/2021

Custodial Inspector Amendment (OPCAT) Bill

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Report

15/02/2021

Age of Innocence: Children and Criminal Responsibility

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Submission

09/02/2021

Inquiry into Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Conversion Practices

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Submission

05/02/2021

Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Bill 2020

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Report

14/12/2020

COVID-19 Monitoring Insights – family violence during the pandemic

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Report

14/12/2020

COVID-19 Monitoring Insights – mental health and psychosocial recovery

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Submission

30/11/2020

Draft Tasmanian Drug Strategy 2021-2027 – 1st Phase Consultation

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Annual Report

10/11/2020

Annual Report 2019-2020

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Report

03/11/2020

COVID-19 Monitoring Insights – children and young people in OOHC

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Report

03/11/2020

COVID-19 Monitoring Insights – new ways of working during the pandemic

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Submission

30/10/2020

Draft Youth Justice Amendment (Searches in Custody) Bill 2020

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Submission

28/10/2020

Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act (Amendment) Bill 2020

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Submission

21/10/2020

Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Advance Care Directives) Bill 2020

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Submission

01/10/2020

Review of Education Regulation

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Video

25/09/2020

Future Tasmania: a zine by young Tasmanians

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Submission

05/06/2020

Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council – Stage One Consultation

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Submission

02/06/2020

Establishment of a Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

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Report

14/05/2020

Listening to Children and Young People in Tasmania

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Submission

04/05/2020

Button Battery Safety – Assessment of Regulatory Options

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Report

26/04/2020

CCYP Pandemic Framework: monitoring & advocacy during COVID-19

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Submission

17/04/2020

Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Amendment Bill 2020

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Plan

31/03/2020

Annual Plan 2020-2021

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Plan

05/03/2020

Out of Home Care Response

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Submission

28/02/2020

Age of Criminal Responsibility Review

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Submission

11/02/2020

Draft Evidence Amendment Bill 2020 (Section 194k): Publication of certain identifying particulars

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Submission

11/02/2020

Proposal Paper – Renaming Sexual Offences

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Report

01/02/2020

Investing in the wellbeing of Tasmania’s children and young people

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Submission

31/01/2020

Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 – 2nd Exposure Draft

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Submission

24/12/2019

Developing a program to prevent harmful sexual behaviours for children and young people

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Submission

18/12/2019

Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System

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Annual Report

29/10/2019

Annual Report 2018-2019

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Submission

18/10/2019

Integrated Therapeutic Youth Justice Model

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Submission

02/10/2019

Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 – Exposure Draft

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Report

01/10/2019

Monitoring Report No. 1: The Tasmanian Out-of-Home Care System and “Being Healthy”

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Submission

26/09/2019

Option for Improving the Family Violence Competency of Legal Practitioners

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Submission

03/09/2019

Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender Issues Paper No. 29

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Submission

21/08/2019

Review of the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians

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Submission

02/08/2019

Organisational Liability for Child Abuse Bill 2019

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Submission

07/06/2019

Developing a Permanency Framework for Children and Young People in the Child Safety System

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Submission

17/05/2019

Section 194K Evidence Act 2001

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Submission

07/05/2019

Memorandum of Advice – searches of children and young people in custody in custodial facilities

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Submission

19/03/2019

Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018

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Video

17/03/2019

“We can” short film

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Submission

06/03/2019

Unaccompanied homeless children under 16 years of age in Tasmania

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Report

28/02/2019

Listening to children and young people in 2019

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Submission

31/01/2019

Draft Criminal Code Amendment (Bullying) Act 2019

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Submission

10/12/2018

Discussion Paper Series: A Future Program for Family Based Care

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Submission

29/11/2018

Justice and Related Legislation (Marriage Amendments) Bill 2018

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Report

22/11/2018

Health and Wellbeing of Tasmania’s Children, Young People and their Families Report

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Annual Report

20/11/2018

Annual Report 2017-2018

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Submission

08/11/2018

Reform Agenda for Alcohol & Drug Services in Tasmania – Consultation Draft

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Submission

26/10/2018

Criminal Code and Related Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

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Submission

19/09/2018

OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper: Stage 2

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Poster

10/09/2018

Guiding Principles for OOHC Monitoring Program

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Submission

09/08/2018

Draft Tasmanian Child and Youth Wellbeing Outcomes Framework

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Report

01/08/2018

The Health and Wellbeing of Tasmania’s Children and Young People Report 2018

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Report

13/07/2018

Out-of-Home Care Monitoring Plan 2018–19

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Submission

02/07/2018

Evaluation of the Legal Assistance Sector

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Submission

01/06/2018

AHRC’s Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

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Report

18/05/2018

Tasmania’s Children and Young People in 2018

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Report

30/04/2018

Laying the Foundations: A Conceptual Plan for Independent Monitoring of Out-of-Home Care in Tasmania

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Submission

27/03/2018

Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 Review

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Plan

26/03/2018

Annual Plan 2018-2019

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Submission

18/12/2017

Disability Services Act 2011 Review

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Report

30/09/2017

Listening to Children and Young People in Tasmania 2017

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Submission

29/09/2017

Law Council of Australia’s Justice Project

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Annual Report

21/09/2017

Annual Report 2016-2017

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Report

31/01/2017

Children and Young People in Out of Home Care in Tasmania

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Report

01/12/2016

Listening to Children and Young People in Tasmania 2016

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Annual Report

17/11/2016

Annual Report 2015-2016

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Report

21/09/2016

Children and young people’s unique experiences of family violence

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Video

18/11/2015

Child Safe Organisations. Start the conversation. Listen and act.

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Annual Report

17/11/2015

Annual Report 2014-2015

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Report

09/09/2015

Strengthening child safe organisations: summary report

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Report

07/09/2015

Strengthening child safe organisations

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Annual Report

28/11/2014

Annual Report 2013-2014

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Annual Report

29/11/2013

Annual Report 2012-2013

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Annual Report

30/11/2012

Annual Report 2011-2012

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Annual Report

25/11/2011

Annual Report 2010-2011

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Annual Report

26/11/2010

Annual Report 2009-2010

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Annual Report

27/11/2009

Annual Report 2008-2009

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Annual Report

28/11/2008

Annual Report 2007-2008

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Annual Report

30/11/2007

Annual Report 2006-2007

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Annual Report

24/11/2006

Annual Report 2005-2006

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Annual Report

25/11/2005

Annual Report 2004-2005

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Annual Report

26/11/2004

Annual Report 2003-2004

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Annual Report

28/11/2003

Annual Report 2002-2003

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Annual Report

29/11/2002

Annual Report 2001-2002

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Annual Report

30/11/2001

Annual Report 2000-2001

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Our Publications

2025 Review of the Disability Standards for Education – Discussion Paper

Annual Report 2024-2025

Annual Report 2024-2025 – Child-friendly poster

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Amendment Bill 2025

Terrorism Legislation (Extension) Bill 2025

Making Rights Real

Making Rights Real (Child-friendly poster)

Making Rights Real (Infographic)

Comment on Tasmanian Youth Justice Facility Masterplan

‘Your Voice, Your Rights, Your Commissioner’ CCYP Poster

Annual Plan 2025-2026

CCYP Strategic Framework Summary 2025 & 2026

What young Tasmanians want from the new Commission for Children and Young People

“Letting them have a say”

“Letting them have a say” (Child-friendly poster)

“Somewhere safe to go” – Young people’s experiences of leaving detention

“Somewhere safe to go” – Young people’s experiences of leaving detention (Child-friendly poster)

Bail Bill 2024 – Consultation Draft

Police Offences (Knives and Other Weapons) Amendment Bill 2025 – Consultation Draft

Communicate with us, not at us!

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act – Proposal Paper

Commission for Children and Young People Bill 2024

“Kids that have fallen through the cracks” Young people’s views on supporting children, young people and their families

“Kids that have fallen through the cracks” – Young people’s views on supporting children, young people and their families (Child-friendly poster)

Annual Report 2023-2024

Annual Report 2023-2024 – Child Friendly Version

Police Offences Amendment Bill 2024

Messages for Change: Our Perspective on Change for Children

Change for Children and Collaborating for Change Consultation Draft

TASCAT Bill 2024

Speaking Out for a Safer Tomorrow: Our Messages for Change Report

Speaking Out for a Safer Tomorrow: Our Messages for Change – Child Friendly Version

Justice Miscellaneous (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2024 – Consultation Draft

Letter regarding Tasmanian Child Sexual Abuse Reform Strategy and Action Plan

‘A decade of children’s voices on child safety’ Report

“Hearing the Voices of Young People in the Youth Justice System” Methodology: How we listened

“Nowhere else to go” Young people’s views on homelessness

“Nowhere else to go” – Young people’s views on homelessness (Child-friendly poster)

Draft Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism Expectations on the treatment of Children and Young People deprived of their liberty

Letter regarding Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Bill

Annual Plan 2024-2025

Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2023

CCYP Letter regarding Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024

Somebody in your corner

Response to Transitions Project

A Place at the Table Report

A Place at the Table Report – Child-friendly version

Response to Youth Jobs Strategy

Annual Report 2022-2023

Disability Inclusion Bill 2023

Listen: This is my voice – Young people’s experiences of the youth justice system

Memorandum of Advice – the age of criminal responsibility in Tasmania

Out-of-Home Care Monitoring Report No. 2 (Second Edition)

Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism Implementation Project, Consultation Paper 2

Letter to National Children’s Commissioner – Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform

Education Posters – Teachers & class

Education Posters – Overview

Education Posters – Curriculum & Systems

‘Tough on crime’ approach will not make communities safer

YEP! Info Sheet

YEP! Poster

Annual Plan 2023-2024

CCYP Full Strategic Framework 2022 & 2023

CCYP Strategic Framework Summary 2022 & 2023

CCYP Letter to Members of the Tasmanian Parliament – Child and Youth Safe Organisations Bill 2022

When I wake up I smile – learning resource

Literacy Advisory Panel Community-Consultation

Out-of-Home Care Monitoring Report No. 2

Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism Implementation Project, Consultation Paper 1

Letter on Vaping to DECYP Secretary

Offences Amendment Bill 2023

Final Draft Youth Justice System Blueprint 2022

Child and Youth Organisations Framework – letter to premier and Attorney-General

Annual Report 2021-2022

Annual Plan 2021-2022

Speech: Young, In Love, and In Danger

Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2022

Mental Health Act Amendments Bill 2022

Child and Youth Safe Organisations Bill 2022