Acting in the best interests of the child: a case study on the consequences of competing child protection legislation in Western Australia

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Acting in the best interests of the child: a case study on the consequences of competing child protection legislation in Western Australia

With a focus on the case of CEO, Department for Child Protection v. John Citizen (2007) WASC 312, this article examines the legal issues that the case presents for child-care workers and child welfare organisations when acting in the best interests of a child. This complex case raises a number of is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Budiselik, William, Crawford, Frances, Squelch, Joan
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2010
Subjects:	criminal record check working with children children at risk child protection
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8564

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