AUSTRALIA
9 News
The federal government has allowed barely a week for Australians to help shape the terms of reference for a royal commission into child sexual abuse.
The tight deadline reflects Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s wish for the inquiry, which is likely to take years and involve thousands of individuals, to be established by the end of this year so it can begin its work in early 2013.
Ms Gillard last week announced the planned a royal commission to investigate how child sex abuse allegations have been handled by religious, community and state institutions.
Labor on Monday released a consultation paper asking for public submissions on the scope of the terms of reference, the form of the commission, the number of commissioners and reporting arrangements, by close of business on November 26.
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