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Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians Meeting

The ACCG meeting in Hobart.
The ACCG meeting in Hobart.

Working with the National Commissioner for Children, issues for young people moving from out-of-home care to independent living and the National Framework for Protecting Australian Children were among the topics discussed when the Children’s Commissioners and Guardians met in Hobart on 2 and 3 May 2013.

You can read the ACCG Communique May 2013.

The ACCG promotes children’s rights and participation and ensure the best interests of children are considered in public policy and program development across Australia.

For further information on the ACCG and the work of the Children’s Commissioners and Guardians contact the ACCG National Convenor, Bernie Geary, (03) 86015886.

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