Child Safe at Our Lady's

Commission for Children and Young People

All children have rights, no matter who you are. This includes the right to be safe and feel safe and to have your say in decisions impacting you. 

You have the right to feel safe and be safe

When you are away from home, like at school, playing sport, on camp, living with other carers or at the doctor, the adults looking after you have to follow the rules and keep you safe.

Being safe means you are free from abuse, harassment, discrimination or inappropriate behaviour. Feeling safe means you are comfortable in the places where you spend time and trust the adults around you.

You have a right to:

• be safe and feel safe wherever you are
• expect that the adults around you are keeping you safe
• be given information about how to raise a safety concern
• be listened to and for action to be taken if you have a safety concern.