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Ongoing intervention phase

Ongoing intervention by our department is only required when it is determined that a child is in need of protection. When ongoing intervention is required, a case plan is developed in conjunction with the child or young person and their family.

Departmental intervention is often achieved without the need for a Child Protection Order. Rather, we will work with families on a voluntary basis to meet the protection and care needs of the child. In these circumstances it is essential that parents are both willing and able to cooperate with our department.

A decision to work on an ongoing voluntary basis with a family requires the opening of an intervention with parental agreement case. In most cases the child will remain at home.

Where it is not possible for the department to work voluntarily with a family to protect a child, application is made to the Childrens Court for a child protection order. A variety of order types can be granted by the court, including non-custodial orders, short-term custody and/or guardianship orders and long-term guardianship orders. Custody and/or guardianship can be granted to the Chief Executive (Director-General) of the department, or to some other suitable person.

In conjunction with ongoing intervention, our department sometimes needs to remove a child from their home to ensure their safety. Where a child needs to be removed from their home, the department uses various out-of-home care placement services including home-based care (foster, kinship and provisionally approved carers), residential care services and independent living.

Wherever possible, the department seeks to place a child with extended family (kinship carers) in order to maintain family connections.

When placing an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child in out-of-home care, a culturally appropriate placement is sought in accordance with the Indigenous Child Placement Principle.

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Performance information

With the exception of data relating to children subject to orders, all 2006-07 data have been updated with final figures. These figures do not match those published in the Child Protection Queensland 2006-07 Performance Report and national reports which used interim data.

• Intervention with parental agreement data
• Short-term protective orders data
• Out-of-home care data
• Indigenous Child Placement Principle data
• Carers data

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Last updated

30 June 2008