AUSTRALIA
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By Tyson Shine
November 17, 2014

The Anglican Church and its Hobart private school Hutchins will be in the spotlight this week when an investigation into child sexual abuse holds public hearings in Tasmania.

The Royal Commission investigating Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will begin its first public hearings in the state on Wednesday.

The milestone is seen as important because Tasmania is the only remaining state or territory the commission has not heard from on the public record.

Elizabeth Little from the Sexual Assault Support Service said the hearings were overdue.

“It’ll bring home to Tasmanians that it’s happened in this state and that we’ve got a job ahead of us in terms of supporting people that have experienced abuse,” she said.