This annual report describes the progress towards achieving our long-term objectives during 2021–22. These objectives are published in the Queensland Family and Child Commission strategic plan. The report explains how the Commission is helping to address some of the main challenges affecting Queensland children and families. It provides information on our forward plans and sets out our financial position and compliance with legislative requirements.
We are a commission that can make an immense impact on the lives of Queensland’s children and their families. In the year ahead, the commission remains focused on our core objectives of raising awareness, advocating for improvement and ensuring system accountability. We will do this through our independent reviews and strategic alliances, recognising that we form part of a broader child safety ecosystem that includes dedicated frontline workers who are equally committed to making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people. We are targeting our efforts to redress inequity for children, young people and their families who are experiencing vulnerability. We will consequently consider the holistic wellbeing of families in our approach, and we will pay particular attention to the gaps in statutory systems, and those created by a lack of access to coordinated universal and targeted supports. The disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families in our statutory systems and across multiple indicators of disadvantage is unacceptable. We believe that families are strengthened by inclusive, safe and thriving communities where respect for culture and the rights of children is at the centre.