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An outline of National Standards for out-of-home care (2011)
An outline of National Standards for out-of-home care (2011) A Priority Project under the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009 - 2020 Introduction Protecting children is everyone's business Why do children come into out-of-home care? What is out-of-home care? How many Australian children …
National Standards for Out of Home Care - Consultation Paper
National Standards for Out of Home Care - Consultation Paper Table of contents 1. Executive summary 1.1 What is Out of Home Care? 1.2 Childhood outcomes 1.3 Developing National Standards to influence outcomes 1.4 Consultation process 1.5 Next steps 1.6 Contact details 1.7 Confidentiality 2. Setting the scene 2.1 The …
Create Foundation - What's the Answer? (2010)
Create Foundation - What's the Answer? (2010) Young people's solutions for improving transitioning to independence from out of home care. Acknowledgements Australian Government This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) …
1. Background to the review
1. Background to the review The registration and collection aspects of the Child Support Scheme were introduced in 1988, and the formula for assessment in 1989. The formula for assessing child support was based upon recommendations of a Consultative Group chaired by Justice John Fogarty of the Family Court, which …
2. Terms of Reference
2. Terms of Reference The Terms of Reference provide that the Taskforce, supported by the Reference Group, will: Provide advice around the short-term recommendations of the Committee along the lines of those set out in the Report (Recommendation 25) that relate to: increasing the minimum child support liability; …
3. Approach of the Taskforce
3. Approach of the Taskforce In order to meet the Terms of Reference, the Taskforce: analysed the submissions on child support made to the House of Representatives Committee on Family and Community Affairs in 2003; analysed issues raised in Ministerial correspondence and unsolicited submissions to the Taskforce; …
4. A new child support formula for Australia
4. A new child support formula for Australia A formula-based approach to assessing child support is administratively straightforward, transparent and efficient by comparison with more discretionary alternatives, such as relying on the courts. It provides the mechanism for the costs of children to be distributed …
5. Assessing the costs of children
5. Assessing the costs of children There is no ‘fixed cost’ of children. The costs of children vary in accordance with the level of income of the parents. Estimates of the cost of raising children are therefore based upon evidence about patterns of expenditure on children, or the amount of money that is needed to …
6. Taking account of regular contact and shared care
6. Taking account of regular contact and shared care 6.1 Thresholds for recognition in the formula The current formula does not take adequate account of the costs of contact. A parent has the same child support liability whether he or she has no contact with the children or has the children to stay overnight for 29 …
7. Ensuring parents meet their obligations to their children
7. Ensuring parents meet their obligations to their children 7.1 Minimum payments More than 40 per cent of all payers in the Child Support Scheme are paying $260 per year ($5 per week) or less. Only about half of these are on Newstart, Disability Support Pension or other income support. It is likely that the reported …