Priority areas

The Commissioner has identified four priority areas: youth justice, health and mental health, education and child protection.

On this page you will find policy statements and discussion papers (including young people's versions of each of the four discussion papers).

Policy statements

The Commissioner monitors developments in legislation, policies and practices in areas impacting children and young people across Western Australia.

Four key areas include youth justice, health and mental health, education and child protection.

The Commissioner has four policy statements outlining our position on each of these areas. These will be updated soon and will be informed by the community consultation and feedback provided on our discussion papers last year. The discussion papers were released to help advocate for the best outcomes for children and young people across WA.

Discussion papers

These were sent to our key stakeholders and feedback was sought from children, young people, their families, government and non-government service providers and agencies in 2024. 

Discussion papers (young people's versions)

Last year the Commissioner wrote versions of the four discussion papers suited for young people so that they could share their views and ideas.