Publications and resources
Missing Pieces: Information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records (2002)- Missing Pieces: Information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records (2002)
- Forde Inquiry Report – Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (August 1999) Full report including a list of institutions covered by the Inquiry's terms of reference in Appendix 5.
- Response - Queensland Government response to the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (August 1999) Initial Queensland Government response to the Inquiry's recommendations - issued in August 1999.
- Final Progress report -Queensland Government response to recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions. (September 2001) Final report by the Queensland Government on the implementation of the Inquiry's recommendations – issued in September 2001.
Access to Queensland Government records
The Department of Child Safety hold records relating to people who were under the care and protection of the State and placed in orphanages/institutions (eg Tufnell, Neerkol, Nudgee, Queen Alexandra Home, Silky Oaks), family group homes and foster care.
Information requests should be directed to:
- Department:
- Department of Child Safety
- Branch:
- Freedom of Information Branch
- Postal address:
- GPO Box 806, Brisbane, QLD 4001
- Telephone:
- 1800 809 078 (outside of Brisbane) (toll-free within Australia)#
- (07) 3224 2242
The Department of Communities holds records relating to people who were under the care and control of the State and placed in detention centres (eg Westbrook and Wilson).
Information requests should be directed to:
- Department:
- Department of Communities
- Branch:
- Freedom of Information Administrative Release - Former Children in Care
- Postal address:
- GPO Box 806, Brisbane, QLD 4001
- Telephone:
- 1800 460 906 (outside of Brisbane) (toll-free within Australia)#
- (07) 3235 9644
Information about the records held by church and community agencies which ran children's homes is contained in a publication: Missing pieces – Information to assist former child residents of children's institutions to access.
- # Calls from mobile phones are charged at applicable rates.
Last updated: 01 October 2008.