QLD
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In Queensland, all matters reported to Child Safety are classed as ‘intakes’.
An intake is then screened and can be classed as either being (1) a child concern report (if it is simply a general low-level concern about a child’s welfare re the home environment or the standard of care the child is receiving); or (2) a child protection notification (if it is assessed as meeting the threshold of being related to child abuse or neglect).
Hence, intakes are ‘agency-defined’: the child protection agency determines at intake whether the intake is a child concern report or a child protection notification.
The agency then determines whether the ‘notification’ has sufficient information to require an investigation.
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We requested and obtained only data on ‘reports of child abuse and neglect’ and therefore obtained data on notifications.
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SA
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In South Australia, ‘reports’ or ‘intakes’ are ‘agency-defined’: the child protection agency determines at intake whether the intake is a child concern report or a child protection notification.
The agency then determines whether the ‘notification’ has sufficient information to require an investigation.
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We requested and obtained only data on ‘reports of child abuse and neglect’ and therefore obtained data on notifications.
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