The labor government set up the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse. Now that we have a liberal government I am worried that they will shut down the commission before I have had a chance to go and tell my story.
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Answer by Kate Dodgson, Brisbane 4000 QLD
- Once a commission has been set up then it is bound by the terms of reference. This document will clearly state the date for completion.
- The government cannot shut down a commission simply because it does not like or agree with its investigations or findings.