The Government is reviewing the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 wishes to hear directly from Aboriginal community members, leaders and representatives from Aboriginal organisations.
This legislative review is seeking public input to inform what our child safety responses should look like moving forward, what is working well and how the scheduled review of scheduled review of South Australia’s Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 can be improved.
The Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (CYPS Act) commenced in two parts - Phase 1 in February 2018 and Phase 2 in October 2018. The CYPS Act states that the Government must review this legislation and produce a report about what it finds before the fifth anniversary of the commencement of the Act. Based on these dates, the review report is due before 26 February 2023.
Aboriginal stakeholders are encouraged to take part and share their thoughts on this legislative review.
Location: Bridgeport Hotel, 2 Bridge Street, Murray Bridge.
Date: Friday 23 September 2022
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
To register your attendance - https://yoursay.sa.gov.au/CYPSActReview
If you can’t attend this session, you can still provide your feedback at https://yoursay.sa.gov.au/CYPSActReview until Wednesday 4 November 2022.