AUSTRALIA
NEWS.com.au
THE most comprehensive investigation ever into child abuse in Australia will be headed by a NSW Supreme Court judge and is expected to take evidence from overseas witnesses.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday announced an unprecedented six-strong royal commission – headed by Justice Peter McClellan – with wide-ranging powers to investigate decades of abuse by the church and other institutions.
With public hearings expected to commence within months, the commission will have its own investigations unit to weed out the worst cases of abuse.
The commission has been asked to provide an interim report within 18 months and is expected to cost well over $50 million during its three-year term.
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