AUSTRALIA
ABC – PM
[with audio]
The mammoth job of the six eminent Australians leading the Royal Commission in to child sexual abuse begins within days. They’ll have their first meetings next week, and will have to decide deciding how the commission will be structured. The terms of reference leave it up to the commissioners to decide who gives evidence, which public and private organisations it wants to examine, and if and who should pay compensation.
Transcript
SALLY SARA: It’s the announcement that thousands of sexual abuse victims have waited decades for.
The Prime Minister has unveiled the details of the Royal Commission into institutionalised sexual abuse.
Six eminent Australians have been appointed and will begin work next week.
The commissioners, led by the New South Wales Supreme Court Judge Peter McClellan, will hold a phone hook-up on Monday and meet on Tuesday.
Among the first order of business will be deciding on the structure of the commission.
The Government’s set an initial timetable of three years for the inquiry but it’s yet to reveal the budget.
Lexi Metherell reports.
LEXI METHERELL: The Prime Minister today received approval for the establishment of the Royal Commission from the Governor-General.
Julia Gillard says it’s a chance for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse to feel Australia is listening.
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