The Royal Commission will hold a public hearing in Sydney from Tuesday 10 March 2015.
The hearing will examine preventing child sexual abuse in out-of-home care and responding to allegations of child sexual abuse occurring in out-of-home care.
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The public hearing will be streamed live via this website between 10am and 4pm (AEDT). The public hearing will break between 11:30am-11:50am and 1pm-2pm daily.
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Location
Level 17, Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney
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The incidence of child sexual abuse in contemporary out-of-home care settings.
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Recruitment, assessment and training of carers in out-of-home care.
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Monitoring and oversight of children in out-of-home care in the context of preventing child sexual abuse and responding to allegations of child sexual abuse.
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Systems, policies, practices and procedures for
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a. reporting allegations of child sexual abuse in out-of-home care
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b. responding to allegations of child sexual abuse in out-of-home care, and
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c. supporting children who have been sexually abused in out-of-home care.
5. Any related matters.
Any person or institution who believes that they have a direct and substantial interest in the scope and purpose of the public hearing is invited to lodge a written application for leave to appear at the public hearing by 20 February 2015.