AUSTRALIA
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
20 May, 2014
From today, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will hold 7 days of private sessions in Brisbane over the next two weeks.
Royal Commission CEO Janette Dines said private sessions are an important way for Commissioners to hear first-hand about the impact of child sexual abuse and to better understand how it might be prevented in the future.
“All people affected by child sexual abuse while in the care of an Australian institution have the opportunity to tell the Royal Commission of their experiences in a private session with a Commissioner.
“The information provided in private sessions will help the Royal Commission better understand how child sexual abuse in institutions can be prevented,” she said.
Ms Dines said the Royal Commission has made regular visits to Queensland to hold private sessions, meet with service providers and host information forums. The Royal Commission also held a public hearing in Brisbane in February this year.
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