AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times
November 20, 2012
Dan Harrison
Indigenous Affairs and Social Affairs Correspondent
Attorney General Nicola Roxon has defended the tight timeframe for feedback on proposed arrangements for the Royal Commission on Child Sexual Abuse.
The government has allowed just one week for comments on a discussion paper it released late yesterday which sets out options for the commission’s terms of reference and other details
Victims groups such as the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, have said the timeline is too tight.
But Ms Roxon defended the process, hinting the government would take a flexible approach to late submissions.
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