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You can access information for the whole of the Department of Communities, or for each of our service areas: Child Safety, Community Services, Disability and Community Care, Housing and Homelessness and Sport and Recreation.
| Published information | Summary | Service area |
|---|---|---|
An easy-to-read overview of the key issues raised during the consultation process (review of the Adoption of Children Act 1964) (predecessor agency). | Child Safety | |
Adoption legislation review: public consultation on the review of the Adoption of Children Act 1964 | A detailed report of the key responses to the questions posed in the 2002 consultation paper which features the levels of support and opposition to these questions (predecessor agency). | Child Safety |
Some decisions made by Housing and Homelessness Services staff about housing services provided to clients or registered housing providers can be appealed (reviewed). | Housing and Homelessness | |
This report summarises feedback received from participants who attended consultation meetings undertaken by the department for the consultation process for: A quality assurance strategy for non-government child protection services, incorporating licensing of out-of-home care services. | Child Safety | |
This project, a first for the Queensland Public Sector, has successfully developed a model for improving language skills for bilingual officers, as well as providing opportunities to support communication with clients who have difficulty communicating in English. | Community Services | |
The Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009 came into effect on 1 July 2009.The new legislation ensures that every person who relies on a guide, hearing or assistance dog has the same access rights as others to public places and public passenger vehicles. This includes cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs, sports venues, taxis and buses. | Disability and Community Care | |
The child protection system framework has been developed to describe in a user-friendly way each phase of the child protection system, the decisions that the department makes, and the key actions that the department takes to improve the safety of children and young people. The audience for the framework includes departmental staff, our partner agencies and members of the public. | Child Safety | |
Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) | This site contains information and resources relevant to the collection of data from all agencies in Queensland that receive funding under the national CSTDA (services that are provided directly by Disability Services Queensland (DSQ) and all other government and non-government agencies that receive funding from DSQ). | Disability and Community Care |
In 2009, the former Disability Services Queensland commissioned an independent satisfaction survey of disability and mental health services funded by the department. | Disability and Community Care | |
The LAMP and CAMS programs are key strategies on the delivery of the Queensland Government’s multicultural policy “Multicultural Queensland – making a world of difference”. Both programs promote equitable access to Commonwealth and State Government services and programs, and ensure that all Queenslanders are supported to contribute to, and benefit from, all aspects of community life. | Community Services | |
The purpose of the assessment of foster carer applicants is to ensure that members of the community who apply to become foster carers are assessed and approved in accordance with the Child Protection Act 1999. This practice paper outlines the assessment criteria and phases of assessment to provide safe and accountable care environments for children and young people who are subject to statutory child protection intervention. | Child Safety | |
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council | The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council gives the Queensland Government advice on policies, programs, services and partnerships to support Tomorrow's Queensland and Closing the Gap targets. | Community Services |
The Service User Participation Snapshot and Guide project recognised that there were a variety of ways to engage service users in enabling them to participate in service planning, development and delivery from formal participation to informal methods of communication and relationship building. | Disability and Community Care | |
In 2007, Queensland’s estimated 250 recurrently funded services completed a service user participation snapshot survey which was developed in partnership between Disability Services Queensland and Griffith University. | Disability and Community Care |
Last reviewed 31 August 2010
Last modified 15 May 2012
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