Resources

The Guide provides practical advice to organisations about how to develop, implement and maintain a complaint-handling system that prioritises child safety and promotes the rights of children and young people to have a voice in decisions that affect them. 

This resource includes ten steps designed to help adults understand their role, actions they should take, and how they can support children and young people to make a complaint.

The National Office worked in partnership with SNAICC — National Voice for our Children (SNAICC) to create resources that support organisations working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and communities to implement the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Principles)

Download the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations poster in English.

Every day you go to, and talk to, organisations, like your school, sports club, or arts group. Sometimes something might happen at the organisation that makes you feel unhappy or you may feel uncomfortable or unsafe. When this happens you have the right to speak up and tell someone your problem.

The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations set out a nationally consistent approach to promoting a culture of child safety and wellbeing within organisations. The principles give effect to the child safe standards that were recommended by the Royal Commission and bring attention to general child safety and wellbeing issues.

The National Strategy provides a nationally coordinated, strategic framework for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. It seeks to reduce the risk, extent and impact of child sexual abuse and related harms in Australia and considers child sexual abuse in all settings, including within families, online and within organisations.

Read the Anglican Church of Australia's 2021 progress towards implementing the recommendations made in the Child Abuse Royal Commission's Final Report. All non-government organisations and peak bodies that work with children are encouraged to report on their progress.

Read Scouts NSW Branch's 2018 progress towards implementing the recommendations made in the Child Abuse Royal Commission's Final Report. All non-government organisations and peak bodies that work with children are encouraged to report on their progress.