AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times
January 11, 2013
Paul Osborne, AAP Senior Political Writer
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a six-member royal commission will ensure the voices of child sexual abuse victims are heard and adults no longer turn a blind eye to such shocking crimes.
Ms Gillard on Friday announced the appointment of NSW Supreme Court judge Peter McClellan to head the inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
The commission will be expected to provide an interim report by the end of June 2014 and will wind up in December 2015.
However, child advocates say it could take much longer given the complexity of the problem.
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