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.


  • TAKING PARTicipation seriously - Meeting together deciding together
    26 Nov 2003
    Meeting together–deciding together is all about involving children and young people in meetings where decisions are made that affect their lives, such as case-planning meetings. This module will help you to help a young person prepare for a meeting, participate during the meeting and debrief afterwards. It has ‘kid-friendly’ templates you can use for invitations, agendas and minutes and lots of other useful information.
  • Annual Report - 2003
    31 Oct 2003
    Our Annual Report for the 2002-2003 financial year.
  • Feedback - 2003
    31 Oct 2003
    Feedback is the Commission’s annual report written and designed for young people in NSW.
  • Fatal assault and neglect of children and young people
    29 Oct 2003
    A study of all deaths of children and young people aged 0 to 17 years from assault and neglect in NSW over a three-year period (1 July 1999 to 30 June 2002).
  • CDRT Full Report - 2002
    01 Aug 2003
    This report looks at the deaths of children and young people aged 0 to 17 years in NSW for the six months July 2002 to December 2002.
  • ATC - Immigration detention
    04 Mar 2003
    We spoke with the children as part of our submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity's Inquiry into children in immigration detention. All the children we spoke with have been recognised under Australian and international law as refugees. They spent an average of 140 days in detention during 2000 and 2001.
  • CDRT Full Report - 2001-2002
    01 Mar 2003
    This report looks at the deaths of children and young people aged 0 to 17 years in NSW from July 2001 to June 2002.
  • Suicide and risk-taking deaths of children and young people
    17 Jan 2003
    A study of all deaths of children and young people aged 12 to 17 years in NSW by suicide or risk-taking over a five-year period (January 1996 to December 2000).
  • Suicide and risk-taking - Summary
    17 Jan 2003
    Summary of the Suicide and Risk-taking Deaths of Children and Young People report.
  • Annual Report - 2002
    31 Oct 2002
    Our Annual Report for the 2001-2002 financial year.

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