Abuse inquiry terms of reference delayed

AUSTRALIA
The Australian

LAUREN WILSON
From:The Australian
December 21, 2012

THE terms of reference for Labor’s royal commission into child sexual abuse are now unlikely to be finalised until early next year, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon has conceded.

Julia Gillard had wanted the inquiry into how child sex abuse allegations have been handled by religious, community and state institutions established by the end of this year, so it could begin work in early 2013.

However discussions with the states and territories are understood to have delayed finalisation of the commission’s terms of reference.

“I think it’s more likely that in the very early New Year, we’ll be in a position to announce the final terms of reference and the commissioners,” Ms Roxon said today.

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