NSW In NSW, all initial or are first screened by the agency to We requested only data on notifications of child ‘reports’ ‘intakes’ determine if they meet the threshold of of significant harm’. These reports abuse and neglect. ‘risk are the NSW those that do not meet the threshold are classed as ‘notifications’; We did not request data on reports made under concern reports’. ‘child New South Wales’s differential response system or are the child protection agency (child wellbeing units) as the study is focused on ‘reports’ ‘intakes’ ‘agency-defined’: determines at intake whether the intake is a child concern report or a child reports of child abuse and neglect of a higher level protection notification. of seriousness. The agency then determines whether the has sufficient information We were provided only with data on reports of ‘notification’ to require an investigation. significant harm for 2010-2012, and earlier summary tables showing partial data on reports of significant harm. In the Northern Territory, or are the child We requested and obtained only data on NT ‘reports’ ‘intakes’ ‘agency-defined’: ‘reports protection agency determines at intake whether the intake is a child concern of child abuse and neglect’ and therefore obtained report or a child protection notification. data on notifications. The agency then determines whether the has sufficient information ‘notification’ to require an investigation.
NSW In NSW, all initial ‘reports’ or ‘intakes’ are first screened by the agency to determine if they meet the threshold of ‘risk of significant harm’. These reports are the NSW ‘notifications’; those that do not meet the threshold are classed as ‘child concern reports’. ‘reports’ or ‘intakes’ are ‘agency-defined’: the child protection agency determines at intake whether the intake is a child concern report or a child protection notification. The agency then determines whether the ‘notification’ has sufficient information to require an investigation. We requested only data on notifications of child abuse and neglect. We did not request data on reports made under New South Wales’s differential response system (child wellbeing units) as the study is focused on reports of child abuse and neglect of a higher level of seriousness. We were provided only with data on reports of significant harm for 2010-2012, and earlier summary tables showing partial data on reports of significant harm. NT In the Northern Territory, ‘reports’ or ‘intakes’ are ‘agency-defined’: the child protection agency determines at intake whether the intake is a child concern report or a child protection notification. The agency then determines whether the ‘notification’ has sufficient information to require an investigation. We requested and obtained only data on ‘reports of child abuse and neglect’ and therefore obtained data on notifications.