After 29 months, the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings has held its final hearing. Its president has called for change, saying more children will be abused without it.
The report, including recommendations, will be tabled in parliament in September, which will mean it will be publicly available.
"Preventing and effectively responding to child sexual abuse will require changes to laws and policies and also to social and institutional cultures and individual beliefs, attitudes and practices," Ms Neave said. "If the necessary changes are not made children will continue to be subjected to child sexual abuse in these institutions," Ms Neave said.
The commissioners will omit some information to avoid prejudicing cases before the courts. The Governor, acting on advice from the government, also has the power to make redactions. "Except for omitting the parts of the report which affect a person's right to a fair trial, the commissioners hope and expect that the rest of the report will be published in full as soon as possible so that the Tasmanian community can consider all of the information in it," Ms Neave said.
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