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VICTORIA’S parliamentary inquiry into child sex abuse should support the national work of the royal commission but must not wait for its findings to act, the state’s child safety commissioner says.
Bernie Geary, who used his inquiry submission to urge an expansion of the working with children checks, has said there is a lot that can be done immediately to make Victorian children safer.
The inquiry’s landmark report is due to be tabled on Wednesday after 12 months of submissions on the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations, which began in October last year.
Mr Geary, along with victims’ advocate Bryan Keon-Cohen, said the Victorian government must act swiftly by amending legislation and providing compensation to victims.
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