Parliament passes landmark legislation aimed at reducing number of Indigenous children entering care
and connect families with support before a court order is made, was passed in the state’s upper house on Thursday with the support of the Coalition and most of the crossbench.
An amendment to the bill, moved by the government and supported by the Greens, also explicitly states that removing an Aboriginal child from the care of a parent can disrupt the child’s connection to their culture and cause serious harm to the child.Victoria’s child protection minister, Lizzie Blandthorn, said the measures “will improve outcomes for children and reunite families”.
“That is, the right to make decisions about health, safety and protection of their children within family and community and according to the knowledge, culture and social and legal systems that were previously in place on the land of their people.
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