Child Safety Investigation File

Detects child safety investigation case files containing child identifiers, harm notifications, investigation outcomes, child protection orders, and out-of-home care placements under the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld). These files contain highly sensitive information about vulnerable children including substantiated abuse details — unauthorised disclosure endangers child safety and compromises ongoing investigations.

Type

keyword_proximity

Engine

universal

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium confidence: enforcement requires populated child and case fields; departmental case numbers are unpublished, so the reference is a documented label-anchored fallback.

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld), Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

Frameworks

QGISCF

Data categories

health, law-enforcement, government

Scope

wide

Risk rating

9

Pattern

(?i)\b(child\s+safety\s+investigation|harm\s+notification|substantiated\s+(?:harm|abuse|neglect)|child\s+protection\s+order|out-of-home\s+care\s+(?:placement|arrangement)|safety\s+(?:plan|assessment)\s+(?:for|regarding)\s+(?:child|minor))\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

PROTECTED, Privacy, child safety investigation, harm notification, substantiated harm, child protection order, out-of-home care, safety plan, Child Protection Act 1999, subject child, Department of Child Safety, Child Safety Officer, Child Safety Service Centre, foster carer, kinship carer, recognised entity, care agreement, intervention with parental agreement, patient, clinical (+71 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• PROTECTED Privacy. Child Safety Investigation Report — Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld) Chapter 2. Subject child: Jayden Thomas CLARKE, DOB 17/04/2019, Case ID: 2026/15823. Harm notification received 28/02/2026 from mandatory reporter (school guidance officer). Allegation: physical harm and neglect. Investigation commenced 01/03/2026 by Child Safety Officer Karen Reynolds, Child Safety Service Centre Ipswich. Home visit conducted. Safety assessment outcome: child assessed as unsafe. Safety plan implemented — child placed in kinship care with maternal grandmother pending further investigation. — Child safety investigation report with harm notification and placement details (reaches 85)
• Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services. Child Protection Order Application — Magistrates Court Brisbane. In the matter of subject child Emily Rose NGUYEN, DOB 03/09/2015. The Department seeks a child protection order (long-term guardianship) under s.61 Child Protection Act 1999. Harm substantiated: emotional abuse and neglect over a period of 18 months. Previous intervention with parental agreement was unsuccessful. The child has been in out-of-home care placement with approved foster carers since 15/11/2025. Recognised entity consultation completed. — Child protection order application with substantiated harm details (65 discovery only - prose without populated record fields)
• Confidential — Child Safety Service Centre Gold Coast. Case review — case number 2026/08471. Ongoing safety plan review for three siblings currently in out-of-home care. Eldest child reports improved wellbeing since placement. Kinship carer assessment for paternal uncle is in progress. Department of Child Safety recommendation: maintain current care arrangement. Contact schedule: supervised fortnightly contact with biological parents at Child Safety Service Centre. Next case review: 15/04/2026. Child Safety Officer: Michael Tran. — Ongoing case review with out-of-home care and contact schedule details (reaches 75)
• Child safety investigation and assessment Subject child: Riley Teston Date of birth: 14/05/2019 Case number: 2026/04471 Parent: Jordan Teston Harm notification received from a mandatory reporter; Child Safety Officer to complete the safety assessment under the Child Protection Act 1999. — Populated child safety record: child, DOB, case number and parent fields plus Child Protection Act evidence (reaches 85)

Should not match

• The Department of Child Safety published its Annual Report for 2024-25 showing 25,000 harm notifications were received across Queensland. The report presents de-identified aggregate data on investigation outcomes, child protection orders, and out-of-home care statistics by region. — Published annual report with aggregate child safety statistics
• The Australian Institute of Family Studies released a research paper examining the effectiveness of family support programs in reducing substantiated harm. The study used linked administrative data that was fully de-identified. — Published academic research on child protection using de-identified data
• The Child Safety Practice Manual is a publicly available resource for Child Safety Officers outlining the procedures for conducting investigations, assessing harm, and applying for child protection orders. The manual uses fictional case examples. — Publicly available practice manual with fictional case examples
• Policy guidance: this procedure explains how records about Child Safety Investigation are handled, who may access them and how long they are kept. It contains no records about any person or system. — Policy guidance naming the topic without any record (discovery only)
• Child safety investigation — intake form Subject child: __________ Date of birth: __________ Case number: __________ Parent: __________ — Blank form / template with unfilled fields (must stay below 75)
• News: the department received 25,000 harm notifications last year and substantiated harm in fewer than one in five, the minister told parliament. — News or training text naming the topic (must stay below 75)

Known false positives

• Published annual reports and statistics on child safety services Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'annual report', 'published', 'aggregate data', 'de-identified', 'statistics'. Require proximity to actual child identifiers or case reference numbers.
• Practice manuals and training materials with fictional case scenarios Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'practice manual', 'training', 'fictional', 'case example', 'scenario', 'learning exercise'
• Academic research on child protection outcomes using de-identified data Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'research paper', 'study', 'de-identified', 'cohort', 'participants', 'journal'
• News media reporting on child safety system performance in general terms Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'media release', 'news article', 'reported', 'media statement'

References

• Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)