Sex abuse royal commission to begin
Thursday 4 April 2013 @ 8.23 a.m. | Legal Research
The historic Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began in the Victorian County Court in Melbourne on Wednesday, 3 April 2013 - according to an article in abc.net.au.
The commission will look at religious organisations, state care providers, not-for-profit bodies, as well as child service agencies and police forces and what can be done so that the victims have justice.
The commission's chairman, Justice Peter McClellan, will today provide information on how future private and public hearings will be conducted.
The senior counsel assisting the commission, Gail Furness, will also deliver an opening statement.
A spokesman for the royal commission has told AM it is anticipated the commissioners will start holding private discussions with victims of child sexual abuse in May. Public hearings are not expected to start for several months.
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