Our legislation, the Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998, sets out our responsibilities and our main functions. In summary, it says that:
- children’s safety, welfare and well-being is our top priority
- children and young people’s views are to be taken seriously
- healthy relationships between children, families and communities are important for the well-being of children
- it is important that organisations work together for the safety, welfare and well-being of children.
We do this through:
- Projects
- Inquiries
- Training and seminars
- Community education
- Research
- Providing information and advice
- The Working With Children Check
- The Child Sex Offender Counsellor Accreditation Scheme
Main areas of work
- Encouraging the participation of children and young people in decision-making that affects their lives
- Strengthening the important relationships in the lives of children and young people, and improving their well-being
- Helping create child-safe child-friendly organisations
How we do this
- Promoting ways for children and young people to participate
- Having input into laws and policies that affect children and young people
- Undertaking research, including research for the NSW Child Death Review Team
- Promoting awareness and understanding about kids' issues
- Building child-safe and child-friendly organisations
- Implementing and monitoring the Working With Children Check
- Administering the Child Sex Offender Counsellor Accreditation Scheme
- Producing publications and resources about kids' issues
