Table of contents

  • Contributing departments
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Preface
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Scope  and  coverage
  • 3 Children under care and  protection orders in Australia
    • General
    • Reporting procedures
  • 4   Children under care and  protection  orders 1994-95
    • All care and  protection orders
    • Guardianship orders
    • Non-guardianship orders
    • Placement type
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait  Islander children
    • Changes over  time
  • 5 Detailed tables
    • Placement
    • Age distribution
    • Admissions and  discharges
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait  Islander children
    • Changes over time
  • 6  Legislative definition of 'in need  of care and  protection'
  • 7  Types of non-guardianship orders in each State  and  Territory
  • 8 Explanation of terms
  • 9 Related legislation
  • 10 Related AIHW publications
  • 11 References