News & Resources
A useful hub of Child Rights resources from our Taskforce members.
Here you will find reports from the 2012 and 2005 reporting process – Australian Government reports, Taskforce Reports and Concluding Observations – News and Submissions from our Members and Guides to reporting on the CRC. Have a look around
- 2012 Concluding Observations of Committee on the Rights of the Child 28 August, 2012
- Addendum to Listen to Children Report 1 May, 2012
- Listen to Children Report 2011 19 June, 2011
- Australian Government Initial Report under the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 1 December, 2008
- Australian Government Initial Report under the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Forces 1 October, 2008
2012 Reporting Cycle (IV)
- The Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict 24 November, 2014
- The Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 20 June, 2014
- Guide for Non-Government Organisations reporting to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the implementation of the Original Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 20 June, 2006
- UNICEF Guide to the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict 1 December, 2003
- A Guide for Non-Governmental Organisations Reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child 20 September, 1998
Guides to Reporting on the CRC
The Convention on the Rights of supporting documents, including the Optional Protocols and Guides for Countries.
- Statement calling for national youth justice standards 1 September, 2023
- Letter regarding the Online Safety Codes 17 January, 2023
- Taskforce Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Access to Justice Arrangements 31 August, 2015
- HRLC Submission on the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 31 August, 2015
- SNAICC Submission: Regulation Impact Statement – Child Care Assistance Package 1 July, 2015