Commission For Children and Young People

About Commission For Children and Young People

The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian is an organisation which promotes and protects the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Queenslanders under 18.nThe Commission is independent, and its decisions are not influenced by any Government department or other agency.nWe speak out for and support children and young people, especially those having a hard time, monitor laws, policies and practices that affect young people. We investigate and help solve complaints about services for children and young people, provide a statewide Community Visitors program to support kids living in out-of-home care andnresearch issues affecting children and young people. We review, research and maintain a register of child deaths. The Child Guardian oversees services for, and decisions about, children in the care of the Department of Child Safety.