Changes have been made to the following sections:
- Resources Practice guides (183 pages)
- Forms & templates Templates (140 pages)
- Forms & templates Forms (2 pages)
- Resources Handouts (2 pages)
- Resources Manuals (2 pages)
- Resources Resource (2 pages)
- Procedures Support a child at home (1 page)
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Termination of pregnancy - supporting young people
New practice guide created
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Termination of pregnancy - supporting young people
New practice guide created
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Planning processes and joint action plans for housing assistance
Updated name and header
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Youth protocol: Referral, assessment and support for homeless and unsupported young people
Maintenance
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Youth protocol: Referral, assessment and support for homeless and unsupported young people
Maintenance
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Working with hostility and aggression in child protection
Header updated
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Working with hostility and aggression in child protection
Header updated
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Decision making for reunification
Document updated
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Decision making for reunification
Document updated
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Home visits to families
Updated header and removed references to obsolete SDM tools
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Home visits to families
Updated header and removed references to obsolete SDM tools
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Supporting education outcomes for children in care
Maintenance
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Supporting education outcomes for children in care
Maintenance
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Positive behaviour support and managing high risk behaviour
Mintenance
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Positive behaviour support and managing high risk behaviour
Mintenance
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Self-harm and suicide risk
New header
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Self-harm and suicide risk
New header
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Court request for information - domestic violence orders (section 55)
Page created
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Court request for information - domestic violence orders (section 55)
Page created
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Case notes
Updated content - February release - Interstate information for Connect for Safety
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Case notes
Updated content - February release - Interstate information for Connect for Safety
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Culturally capable behaviours
Page created
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Protocol between the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia and the Department of Child Safety Queensland
Page created
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Protocol between the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia and the Department of Child Safety Queensland
Page created
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Using the collaborative assessment planning tool at intake
Updated header and added content
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Process for expiring child protection orders
Page created
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Process for expiring child protection orders
Page created
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Family contact for children in care
New header
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Family contact for children in care
New header
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Working with Refugees A guide for Social Workers
Maintenance
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Working with Refugees A guide for Social Workers
Maintenance
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The role of a support person
Maintenance
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The role of a support person
Maintenance
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - worry statements
Maintenance
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - worry statements
Maintenance
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework
Maintenance
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Queensland civil and administrative tribunal - when a review application is filed
Page created
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Queensland civil and administrative tribunal - when a review application is filed
Page created
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - action steps and non-negotiables
Updated content
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - action steps and non-negotiables
Updated content
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NDIS plan reviews - staff tip sheet
Page created
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NDIS plan reviews - staff tip sheet
Page created
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Safety and support networks and high intensity responses
Maintenance
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Evidencing compliance with the 5 elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CPP
Page created to add Practice Guide - Evidencing compliance with the 5 elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle
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Evidencing compliance with the 5 elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CPP
Page created to add Practice Guide - Evidencing compliance with the 5 elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle
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Sad news sorry business
Maintenance
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Sad news sorry business
Maintenance
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Child health passports
Removed lock on practice guide
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Child health passports
Removed lock on practice guide
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Permanent guardian assessment guide
Page created
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Permanent guardian assessment guide
Page created
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Assessment of an application to have a child reside with a female prisoner
Page created
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Assessment of an application to have a child reside with a female prisoner
Page created
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Commencing an investigation and assessment within 5 or 10 days
Updated content
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Commencing an investigation and assessment within 5 or 10 days
Updated content
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Placing a child with another entity 82(1)(f) assessment guide
New assessment guide for section 82(1)(f) assessments.
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Placing a child with another entity 82(1)(f) assessment guide
New assessment guide for section 82(1)(f) assessments.
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Strengths of Australian Aboriginal cultural practices in family life and child rearing
Page created
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Strengths of Australian Aboriginal cultural practices in family life and child rearing
Page created
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Communicating with the notifier
Header updated
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Communicating with the notifier
Header updated
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Gaining knowledge about parental mental illness
Maintenance
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Gaining knowledge about parental mental illness
Maintenance
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Children with sexual abuse histories
Page created
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Children with sexual abuse histories
Page created
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Kinship carer initial assessment report guidelines
Maintenance
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Kinship carer initial assessment report guidelines
Maintenance
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Reviewable decisions
Updated content and header
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Reviewable decisions
Updated content and header
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Supporting the breastfeeding of children in care
Header updated
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Supporting the breastfeeding of children in care
Header updated
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Information sharing: assessment and service connect
Page created
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Information sharing: assessment and service connect
Page created
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Family-led decision making - key concepts
Header and graphic updated
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Family-led decision making - key concepts
Header and graphic updated
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Alcohol and other drugs testing
Maintenance
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Alcohol and other drugs testing
Maintenance
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Support levels and behaviour characteristics
Header updated
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Support levels and behaviour characteristics
Header updated
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Disability types, diagnosis and impairment table
Page created
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Disability types, diagnosis and impairment table
Page created
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Queensland Health discharge escalation pathway
Maintenance
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Queensland Health discharge escalation pathway
Maintenance
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - goal statements
Content updated
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - goal statements
Content updated
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Youth justice concepts and definitions
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Youth justice concepts and definitions
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Issues for the safety and wellbeing of children in families with multiple and complex problems
Page created
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Issues for the safety and wellbeing of children in families with multiple and complex problems
Page created
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Infants at high risk
Updated content for SDM changes.
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Infants at high risk
Updated content for SDM changes.
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School disciplinary absence
Maintenance
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School disciplinary absence
Maintenance
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Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group - Terms of Reference
Page created
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Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group - Terms of Reference
Page created
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Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group - Terms of Reference
Page created
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Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group - Terms of Reference
Page created
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Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group - Terms of Reference
Page created
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Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group - Terms of Reference
Page created
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Home visits to children in care
Maintenance
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Home visits to children in care
Maintenance
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - harm statements
Updated content
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - harm statements
Updated content
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Legislative provisions in relation to aboriginal and torres strait islander children
Page created
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Legislative provisions in relation to aboriginal and torres strait islander children
Page created
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Framework for practice
Header updated
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Framework for practice
Header updated
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Children with gender and sexual orientation diversity
New practice guide
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Children with gender and sexual orientation diversity
New practice guide
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NDIS planning meetings: example questions
Header updated
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NDIS planning meetings: example questions
Header updated
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End of life decision making guide
Page updated
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End of life decision making guide
Page updated
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Offer support to the family
Mintenance
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Offer support to the family
Mintenance
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High risk teams and Child Safety
Maintenance
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High risk teams and Child Safety
Maintenance
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - protection belonging strengths resources statement
Content updated
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Collaborative assessment and planning framework - protection belonging strengths resources statement
Content updated
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Long-term order comparison
Updated version of practice guide
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Long-term order comparison
Updated version of practice guide
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Working with young people at high risk
Header updated
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Working with young people at high risk
Header updated
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Kinship carer renewal assessment report guidelines
Maintenance
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Kinship carer renewal assessment report guidelines
Maintenance
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Information sharing - accredited family dispute resolution practitioners and Child Safety
Page updated
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Information sharing - accredited family dispute resolution practitioners and Child Safety
Page updated
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ICMS manual - sensitivity overview
Amended link to go to correct page
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ICMS manual - sensitivity overview
Amended link to go to correct page
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Information sharing for domestic and family violence
Updated header
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Information sharing for domestic and family violence
Updated header
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Paternity testing
Updated header
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Paternity testing
Updated header
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Case consultation process
Maintenance
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Physical and cognitive developmental milestones
New header
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Complex/extreme support needs and care arrangement matching
Page created
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Complex/extreme support needs and care arrangement matching
Page created
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Schedule of criminal offences
Header updated
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A GP & Allied Health Professional’s guide to the NDIS
Page created
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A GP & Allied Health Professional’s guide to the NDIS
Page created
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Guidelines for completing an assessment report—Initial approval only
Maintenance
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Guidelines for completing an assessment report—Initial approval only
Maintenance
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First Attempt at Resolution (FAAR)
Page created
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First Attempt at Resolution (FAAR)
Page created
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Domestic and family violence – protecting identifying information in court processes
Header updated
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Funerals and memorial services
Header updated
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Funerals and memorial services
Header updated
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Foundational elements
Maintenance
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Assess harm and risk of harm
Maintenance
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Guidelines for completing an assessment report—Renewal of approval
Maintenance
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Guidelines for completing an assessment report—Renewal of approval
Maintenance
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Power, privilege and use of self in child protection
Page created
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Power, privilege and use of self in child protection
Page created
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Participation of children and young people in decision making
Page created
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Participation of children and young people in decision making
Page created
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Provisional approval assessment guidelines
Page created
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Provisional approval assessment guidelines
Page created
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Palliative care and end of life decision making
Maintenance.
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Palliative care and end of life decision making
Maintenance.
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Family Participation Program Referrals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family-led decision making
Header updated and minor edits
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Family Participation Program Referrals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family-led decision making
Header updated and minor edits
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Intake prompts: assessing harm and risk
Updated header
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Practice panels
Maintenance
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Practice panels
Maintenance
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Notifiers and mandatory reporting
Reflecting the new Child Protection Regulation 2023
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Provisional approval - meeting the statement of standards
Updated header
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Provisional approval - meeting the statement of standards
Updated header
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Working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Content updated
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Working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Content updated
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Serious criminal offences
Header updated
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Serious criminal offences
Header updated
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Safety assessment and planning
Updated header and removed references to obsolete SDM assessments.
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Safety assessment and planning
Updated header and removed references to obsolete SDM assessments.
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Planning the investigation and assessment
Edited to reflect joint responses.
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Planning the investigation and assessment
Edited to reflect joint responses.
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Structured decision making
Content updated inline with removed SDM tools
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Structured decision making
Content updated inline with removed SDM tools
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Sibling placement and contact in out-of-home care
Page created
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Sibling placement and contact in out-of-home care
Page created
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Respond to an unborn child
Content updated for legislative amendments
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Respond to an unborn child
Content updated for legislative amendments
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Evolve Therapeutic Services
Replacement Practice Guide
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Evolve Therapeutic Services
Replacement Practice Guide
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Household safety study form
Maintenance
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Letter to centrelink confirming approved carer status
Maintenance
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Letter to centrelink confirming approved carer status
Maintenance
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Letter to medicare - change of address
Maintenance
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Letter to medicare - change of address
Maintenance
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Kinship carer renewal assessment report guidelines
Maintenance
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Engagement letter – Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander unborn child
Page created
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Engagement letter – Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander unborn child
Page created
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Updating affidavit
Contact numbers corrected
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Letter to young person 18
Page created
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Letter to young person 18
Page created
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Transition plan
Page created
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Safety and support plan
Page created
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Application for renewal of approval—Form 3B
Maintenance
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Child Safety NDIS planning preparation guide
Maintenance
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Letter to care service - standards of care review outcome
Maintenance
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Letter to care service - standards of care review outcome
Maintenance
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Placing a child with another entity 82(1)(f) assessment
New template uploaded
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Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a foster carer
Update
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Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a foster carer
Update
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Letter to parent - I&A outcome (substantiated child not in need of protection)
Maintenance
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Letter to parent - I&A outcome (substantiated child not in need of protection)
Maintenance
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Approved kinship carer - subsequent initial application and assessment - Form 3D
Page created
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Letter advising parent/s of withholding placement information
Updated
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Letter advising parent/s of withholding placement information
Updated
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Letter to staff member - outcome of harm report
Maintenance
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Letter to staff member - outcome of harm report
Maintenance
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Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact
Updated to .docx format.
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Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact
Updated to .docx format.
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Letter advising suitable persons of long-term guardianship order
Maintenance
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Letter advising suitable persons of long-term guardianship order
Maintenance
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Letter advising parent/s of placement information
Maintenance
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Letter advising parent/s of placement information
Maintenance
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Letter to carer - immediate suspension
Page created
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Letter to carer - immediate suspension
Page created
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Letter of decision to cancel/suspend a carer’s certificate of approval
Maintenance
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Letter of decision to cancel/suspend a carer’s certificate of approval
Maintenance
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Information for domestic violence proceedings - section 55
Change of name of template
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Individualised placement and support agreement
Create link to CSPM
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Letter to the independent person
Page created
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Letter to the independent person
Page created
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Letter re: guardianship (schools)
Template updated
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Letter re: guardianship (schools)
Template updated
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Young person support plan
Maintenance
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Letter re: custody (medical)
Amended to reflect changes to decision-making
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Letter re: custody (medical)
Amended to reflect changes to decision-making
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Letter to parent - I&A outcome (unsubstantiated child not in need of protection)
Maintenance
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Letter to parent - I&A outcome (unsubstantiated child not in need of protection)
Maintenance
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Letter to carer/staff member - advice of harm report
Maintenance
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Letter to carer/staff member - advice of harm report
Maintenance
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Letter - Comprehensive health assessment
Page created
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Letter - Comprehensive health assessment
Page created
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Review report (section 51VAA)-long-term guardianship to the chief executive
Maintenance
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Letter advising parents of a long-term guardianship order
Page created
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Letter advising parents of a long-term guardianship order
Page created
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Form 28—Warrant for apprehension of a child
Maintenance
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Letter to young person at 15 years
Page created
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Letter to young person at 15 years
Page created
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Individualised placement and support package Request for quote
Create link in CSPM
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Formal escalation - Director-General briefing note for information
Page created
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Statement of position letter
Page updated
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Statement of position letter
Page updated
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Permanent guardian assessment report
Reference to a no longer used SDM tool deleted
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Letter re: custody (schools)
Template updated
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Letter re: custody (schools)
Template updated
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Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact (section 99MA)
Maintenance
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Letter re: refusal or restriction of family contact (section 99MA)
Maintenance
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Form 25—Affidavit-template-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
Updated OCFOS form 25 template - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
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Letter refusing carer's application to amend
Page created
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Letter refusing carer's application to amend
Page created
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Letter refusing carer's application to amend
Page created
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Leaving care report
Template updated
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Immediate care arrangement Express request for quote
Page created
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Attachment 1 - Legal context for responding to prohibited and restrictive practices
Page created
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General practitioner's report on carer applicant
Maintenance
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Letter to carer - amendment proposed
Page created
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Letter to carer - amendment proposed
Page created
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Request to medically examine or treat a child - section 97
Maintenance - Corrected wording.
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Letter re: decision not to review the case plan
Page created
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Letter re: decision not to review the case plan
Page created
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Kinship carer renewal assessment report
Page created
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Form 27—Application for warrant for apprehension of child
Maintenance
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Letter advising parents of a permanent care order
Added text about providing a copy of the finalised case plan. Letter template updated to DCYJMA.
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Letter advising parents of a permanent care order
Added text about providing a copy of the finalised case plan. Letter template updated to DCYJMA.
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Letter of refusal of initial application to be a kinship carer
Updated
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Letter of refusal of initial application to be a kinship carer
Updated
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Form 22—Affidavit of service
Maintenance
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Letter to Public Trustee - request to manage finances
Maintenance
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Letter to Public Trustee - request to manage finances
Maintenance
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Letter of refusal of initial application to be a foster carer
Page created
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Letter of refusal of initial application to be a foster carer
Page created
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Foster carer agreement
Page created
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Foster carer applicant assessment and recommendation—Initial approval only
Maintenance
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Letter to parent - I&A outcome (substantiated child in need of protection)
Maintenance
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Letter to parent - I&A outcome (substantiated child in need of protection)
Maintenance
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Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a kinship carer
Letter updated
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Letter of refusal of renewal application to be a kinship carer
Letter updated
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SOC consultation form (non-family-based care service provider)
Page created
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Letter to carer - standards of care review outcome
Maintenance
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Letter to carer - standards of care review outcome
Maintenance
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Case summary for transfer
Content updated for SDM changes.
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Letter to parent regarding a supervision order
Page created
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Letter to parent regarding a supervision order
Page created
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Form 26—Certificate of exhibit
Maintenance
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Assessment report - long-term guardianship to a suitable person
Updated form to remove SDM tool no longer used.
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Application for initial approval—Form 3A
Maintenance
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Letter granting carer's application to amend
Page created
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Letter granting carer's application to amend
Page created
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Letter granting carer's application to amend
Page created
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Letter granting carer's application to amend
Page created
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Form 25—Affidavit-Template-Non-Indigenous-children
Updated OCFOS form 25 template - Non-Indigenous children
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Transition to adulthood plan
Page created
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Letter of proposed suspension/cancellation of a carer’s certificate of approval
Page created
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Letter of proposed suspension/cancellation of a carer’s certificate of approval
Page created
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Letter to carer - amendment not proceeding
Page created
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Letter to carer - amendment not proceeding
Page created
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Letter advising a permanent guardian of a permanent care order
Added information to provide a copy of the finalised case plan. Updated letter template to DCYJMA.
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Letter advising a permanent guardian of a permanent care order
Added information to provide a copy of the finalised case plan. Updated letter template to DCYJMA.
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Letter to carer - outcome of harm report
Maintenance
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Letter to carer - outcome of harm report
Maintenance
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SOC consultation form (foster and kinship care service providers)
Page created
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Form 39—Application for a temporary custody order
Maintenance
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Letter to carer - agree with amendment
Page created
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Letter to carer - agree with amendment
Page created
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Kinship carer initial assessment report
Maintenance
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Initial consultation with foster and kinship care service: harm/SOC concerns
Page created
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Child Safety NDIS plan management approval template
Maintenance
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Initial consultation non-family-based care service provider: harm/SOC concerns
Page created
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Addendum for additional household members—Form 3C
Maintenance
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Letter to medicare - lost card
Page created
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Letter to medicare - lost card
Page created
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Response to Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk
Maintenance
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Engagement letter – non-indigenous unborn child
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Engagement letter – non-indigenous unborn child
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Support plan
Maintenance
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Letter re: guardianship (medical)
Template updated
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Letter re: guardianship (medical)
Template updated
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Letter to carer - immediate cancellation
Page created
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Letter to carer - immediate cancellation
Page created
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Foster carer applicant assessment and recommendation—Renewal of approval only
Maintenance