Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Bill 2024

Public consultation

About the Draft Legislation

The Tasmanian Government is implementing a comprehensive program of system-wide reform to improve the way our agencies respond to and protect Tasmanian children and young people from child sexual abuse. Legislative change is an important part of this work.

The reform program is consistent with and in response to the recommendations of recent national and state commissions and inquiries into child sexual abuse, including the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings.

To ensure high levels of public transparency and accountability, new legislation has been drafted to enable the appointment of an independent person to monitor and report directly to Parliament on the progress and effectiveness of the reform program.

The draft legislation provides for creation of the role of independent monitor, and establishes that person’s role, including functions, powers, reporting arrangements and objectives.

Before the draft legislation (Bill) is finalised for parliamentary consideration and debate, all members of the public are invited to provide written submissions of feedback. The draft legislation and supporting information are attached below.

• Draft Bill - Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Bill 2024 (PDF 281.0KB)
• Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Bill 2024 - Key Provisions explained (PDF 157.0KB)

About the submission process

All public submissions must be received no later than 5pm on Tuesday 2 April 2024.

Your feedback may be submitted by email or post.

Email submissions to:

policy@dpac.tas.gov.au

Post submissions to:

Attention: Monitoring Bill
DPAC Policy and Delivery Division
GPO Box 123
HOBART TAS 7001

Important information about the publication of submissions

Other than indicated below, submissions will be treated as public information and published on this website after the consultation phase has ended and all submissions have been considered.

Important information to note

1. Your name (or your organisation’s name) will be published unless you request otherwise. No other personal information will be published.
2. As per the Tasmanian Government’s Public Submissions Policy, unless you clearly indicate that your submission (whole or in part) is intended to be treated as confidential, the department will treat the submission as public.
3. If you would like your submission (whole or in part) to be treated as confidential, you must indicate this in writing at the time of making your submission, and clearly identify the relevant section/s and why you want these to remain confidential. Your submission will not be published to the extent of that request.
4. Copyright in submissions remains with the author(s), not with the Tasmanian Government.
5. The Department of Premier and Cabinet will not publish, in whole or in part, submissions containing defamatory or offensive material. If your submission includes information that could enable the identification of other individuals, then all or part of the submission will not be published.

Confidentiality and Right to Information Act 2009

Information provided to the Government may be provided to an applicant under the provisions of the
Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI). If you have indicated that you wish all or part of your submission to be treated as confidential, your statement detailing the reasons may be considered in determining whether or not to release the information in the event of an RTI application for assessed disclosure. You may also be contacted to provide any further comments.