Law and You (63) Child Protection Law (Part 1)

Australia is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and many of the principles within the Convention are embedded within child protection legislation.

Mother's Love Source: Flickr Keoni Cabral

Child maltreatment is commonly divided into five main subtypes:

 

physical abuse;

emotional maltreatment;

neglect;

sexual abuse; and

exposure to family violence.