Teenagers at risk of homelessness are allowed by Tasmania's child protection service to live in unsafe environments, the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.
Ms Sculthorpe said it should be up to Aboriginal people to make decisions about Aboriginal children.
"Sometimes the lengths the department goes to avoid Aboriginal decision-making is pretty extraordinary." The commission heard Aboriginal children were over-represented in out-of-home care in Tasmania, and that of the 439 allegations of sexual abuse in out-of-home care made over the past eight years, 122 related to Aboriginal children.
"Trusting Aboriginal people I've always found has always led to better outcomes, every time," Mr Davenport said.
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