Useful Links

Family Input

Family Group Conferences provide an opportunity for a child and their family to come up with their own arrangements to ensure the care of the child. Information is available on the following links

• Courts SA – Family Group Conferences
• Child Protection – Family Group Conferences

Legal Representation

Legal aid is available through the Legal Services Commission and the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement 

• Legal Services Commission Law Handbook guide
• Legal Services Commissioner Law Handbook ‘Care and Protection Orders’
• ALRM ‘Child Protection Information Sheet’

Lodging a Complaint

Information on making a complaint is available on the following links:

• Department for Child Protection
• Ombudsman Complaints Process
• Office of the Guardian for Children and Young People

• Aboriginal Health Services
• Aboriginal Services Directory
• Children and Young People (Advocacy and Oversight Bodies) Act 2016
• Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
• Community Resource Guide
• UNCRC
• UNDRIP
• Family Matters Report 2019, SNAICC