‘Critical’ children’s commissioner role must be filled urgently Victorian government says

The Victorian government, although the state’s most serious child care of the state has been left empty for more than three months after the explosion of the security crisis.

Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Ben Carroll said that the state’s rapid investigation into the child care sector did not pay attention to the warnings of the government’s former commissioner on child sexual abuse for several years.

This Masthead said on Wednesday that Victoria’s former commissioner Liana Buchanan for old children and young people, for a long time warnings to the government, predicted that the continuation of a vital surveillance plan implemented by the Children and Youth Commission (CCYP).

The confirmed allegations of Melbourne’s Children’s care crisis, the man Joshua Brown, had violently acted against children in care, was reported to a reportable behavior plan for examination, but the child did not cause suspended work.

Brown is accused of abuse of eight preschool children at a Point Cook Children’s Care Center in 2022 and 2023, and authorities make more claims in a case that wants thousands of children to be tested for sexually transmitted infections.

Carroll, who responded to revelations about Buchanan’s warnings on Wednesday morning, said that the rapid investigation led by former South Australian Prime Minister Jay Weatherill will look at everything.

“As far as I understand, they will look at everything, Car Carroll said.

“Children’s Minister Lizzie Blandthorn, Premier, if we will apply all the suggestions and families, children, reportable behavior scheme involves changes in the surrounding area, for example, yes, yes, we will definitely accept these suggestions and make these changes.”