Publications and reports

The Commission produces a wide range of publications and reports as part of its work to help make NSW a better place for children and young people. Our most recent publications are listed below - or you can browse the categories listed to the left.

Submissions to inquiries

The Commission's policy recommendations and submissions to formal enquiries can be found in the Changing laws for kids section of this site.


  • How Australian kids see the world
    20 Nov 2009

    In partnership with children, the Australian Children’s Commissioners and Children’s Guardians have published this book of Australian children’s art to commemorate 20 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.


  • Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2008
    29 Oct 2009
    The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) is an independent panel of experts that examines information about child deaths in NSW to prevent or reduce these deaths. The CDRT Annual Report 2008 provides information about child deaths in NSW in 2008.
  • Annual Report - 2009
    29 Oct 2009
    Our Annual Report for the 2008-2009 financial year.
  • Captured by kids: the first ten years of the NSW Commission for Children and Young People
    29 Jul 2009

    Captured by kids documents the development, achievements and activities of the NSW Commission for Children and Young People in its first decade from June 1999.


  • ATC - I want to work
    25 Jun 2009
    We asked more than 1,500 children and young people aged 12-16 years about their experiences of work.
  • ATC - Children speak about being at school
    25 Jun 2009
    Children and young people speak about their experiences of school.
  • built4kids - A good practice guide to creating child-friendly built environments
    22 Jun 2009

    built4kids is a resource developed by the Commission to help create built environments with and for children and young people. It can be used by local councils, government agencies, planners, schools, architects, developers and other professionals.


  • Involving Children and Young People in Research
    04 Jun 2009
    Involving Children and Young People in Research is a compendium of papers that seek to define and address those challenges within the broader context of changing attitudes toward the right of children and young people to play an active role in the decisions and actions that shape their lives.
  • AWARE report
    06 Apr 2009
    AWARE: A model for estimating applicant and workplace risks in NSW for child-related employment background checking.
  • ATC - Kids speak out about mobile phones
    04 Apr 2009
    We asked more than 1,500 children and young people in Years 6 and 9 about how mobile phones fit into their lives.

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