Short-term child protection orders
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- Tables
- Map
- What are short-term child protection orders?
- Why this topic is important
- Trends
- Protective orders
Graphs
Children subject to short-term child protection orders, by Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008.
| Year | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 702 | 2291 |
| 2005 | 879 | 2953 |
| 2006 | 1171 | 3119 |
| 2007 | 1267 | 2659 |
| 2008 | 1456 | 2851 |
Tables
Children subject to short-term protection orders
- Children subject to short-term child protection orders, departmental zone by sex and Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
- Children subject to short-term child protection orders, age by sex and Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
- Children subject to short-term child protection orders, departmental zone by placement type, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
The following tables refer to children subject to short term and long term child protection orders.
- Children subject to child protection orders, by sex and age group, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
- Children subject to child protection orders, by Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
- Children subject to child protection orders, by primary placement, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
- Children subject to child protection orders by Indigenous status, rate per 1,000 children (aged 0-17 years), Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
- Children subject to child protection orders, by departmental zone, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
Quarterly data
- Children subject to short-term child protection orders, departmental zone by sex and Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Children subject to short-term child protection orders, departmental zone by placement type, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
The following tables refer to children subject to short term and long term child protection orders.
- Children subject to child protection orders, by sex and age group, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Children subject to child protection orders, by Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Children subject to child protection orders, by type of placement, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Children subject to child protection orders, by departmental zone, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
Map
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Service centre zones and data
Map of zones and service centre data for the years 2004 through to 2008.
What are short-term child protection orders?
When the protection needs of a child during ongoing intervention cannot be met through intervention with parental agreement, the department applies for a child protection order through the Childrens Court to meet the needs of the child.
A child protection order is not sought if there are other ways to protect the child, such as working with the family voluntarily to resolve the problems that lead to harm or risk of harm, or connecting the family to a community support agency.
There are three kinds of short-term child protection orders:
- Directive orders - directs a parent to do or refrain from doing something related to the child's protection, or directs a parent not to have contact or to have only supervised contact with the child. A directive order must not be for more than one year.
- Supervision orders - requires the chief executive (Director-General) to supervise the child's protection in relation to the matters stated in the order. A supervision order must not be for more than one year.
- Short-term custody or guardianship orders - grants custody and/or guardianship to the chief executive or custody to a relative of the child. A short-term custody/guardianship order must not be for more than two years.
Why this topic is important
The first priority of the department is the safety of the child or young person who has come into contact with the child protection system.
Short-term child protection orders are a critical part of the child protection system as they provide the department with the authority to facilitate the safety of the child or young person by protecting them from further abuse.
Trends
Of the 6,942 children subject to child protection orders as at 30 June 2008, 4,209 were subject to short-term orders and 2,733 were subject to long-term orders.
Over the period 30 June 2004 to 30 June 2008, the number of children subject to short-term orders increased by 40.6 percent (from 2,993 to 4,209).
Protective orders
Protective order counts also include those children subject to an assessment order (court assessment order) during an investigation and assessment. This measure is provided for national reporting to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in accordance with nationally agreed reporting definitions and is also used within Queensland as a measure of the total number of children subject to an order (whether it be an assessment order or child protection order) on a certain date.
Protective orders
All short-term and long-term child protection orders and court assessment orders.
- Children subject to protective orders,by sex and age group, Queensland, as at 30 June 2003 to 2008
- Children subject to protective orders, by Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2003 to 2008
- Children subject to protective orders, by placement type, Queensland, as at 30 June 2003 to 2008
- Children subject to protective orders by Indigenous status, rate per 1,000 children (aged 0-17 years), Queensland, as at 30 June 2003 to 2008
- Children subject to protective orders, by departmental zone, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 2008
Quarterly data
- Children subject to protective orders, by sex and age group, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Children subject to protective orders, by Indigenous status, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Children subject to protective orders, by type of placement, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Children subject to child protective orders, by departmental zone, Queensland, as at 30 June 2004 to 31 March 2009
- Last updated
- 28 August 2009