What CSOs need to know
Useful resources on registration for CSOs are below:
How does my agency become registered?
To apply for registration for your organisation you need to complete and submit the application form.
Download the Registration Application Form [PDF, 36kb]
Promoting high quality community services for children, youth and families
This paper highlights the collaborative strategies that assist community service organisations providing family and out-of-home care services to meet quality requirements and promote continuous quality improvement. It outlines the new registration processes for these community services organisations and aims to create a transparent understanding of the shared responsibility of the department and community service organisations to promote services that are outcome driven, informed by evidence and meet community service standards.
Promoting high quality community services for children, youth and families [PDF, 2.15mb]
Factsheets
Registration information for community service organisations factsheet provides information about registration under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 for community service organisations (CSOs) which provide out of home care or family services.
Download: Registration information for community service organisations [PDF, 124kb]
Registration standards for community service organisations factsheet
The Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 provides a formal approach to ensuring quality services for vulnerable children, youth and families through the registration of organisations providing family or out-of-home care services and the development of registration standards.
Download: Registration standards for community service organisations [PDF, 210kb]
Update on registration of community service organisations
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked question and answer fact sheets have been compiled, providing answers to questions commonly asked about the registration and quality assurance process. The frequently asked questions are divided into two documents. The first relates to broader registration and quality assurance processes, and the second focuses on the use of the review tool. These fact sheets will be regularly updated, in an effort to answer questions that arise as we progress through the quality assurance process.
Download: FAQ October 2009 - External Reviews [PDF, kb]
Download: FAQ June 2009 - Preparing for your External Review [PDF, 851kb]
Download: FAQ June 2009- Using the Review Tool [PDF, 1.46mb]
Timeline
An event timeline has been developed to assist you to keep track of relevant dates.