Betrayal of Trust: Factsheet – The new ‘failure to disclose’ offence
The Department of Justice has released the Betrayal of Trust fact sheet on the new offence of failing to disclose child sexual abuse to police, which came into operation on 27 October 2014. The fact sheet provides important information about this new criminal offence that imposes a clear duty upon adults to report information about child sexual abuse to police, including what constitutes a reasonable belief, defining a reasonable excuse for not disclosing the information and further exemptions to the offence.
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Research & Evidence Symposium – 31 Oct
Sector Research Partnership
4th Annual Sector Research & Evidence Symposium
Research in a Changing Environment: Challenges and Possibilities
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Financial Support Guide for Home-Based Carers
The Financial support guide for home-based carers which outlines the range of financial supports available to assist carers in meeting the needs of the children and young people in foster care, kinship care, permanent care and special needs local adoption placements was released earlier this week.
You can find the guide at www.dhs.vic.gov.au/carersupport.
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