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BY THE NATIONAL REPORTING TEAM’S DAN OAKES, WITH THOMAS ORITI
May 27, 2014
The chief executive of the royal commission into child sexual abuse has resigned.
Janette Dines was appointed to the commission in late 2012 and was previously the director-general of Emergency Management Australia.
Ms Dines, who has been a Commonwealth public servant for 20 years, will leave the position on June 6.
While the circumstances surrounding her departure remain unclear, the ABC understands Ms Dines will be returning to a previous role.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began hearing evidence from victims of child sexual abuse early last year and has heard from more than 1,500 witnesses, with more than 150 cases of abuse being referred to police for investigation.
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