• Documents

  • COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (PDF, 125.7 KB)
  • Submission cover sheet (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  • Submission cover sheet - electronic (PDF, 155.6 KB)
  • Order establishing Commission of Inquiry (PDF, 478.7 KB)
  • Terms of reference (PDF, 190.0 KB)
  • Providing information to the Commission: Information for members of the public (PDF, 446.8 KB)
  • Providing information to the Commission: Information for public sector employees and officers (PDF, 255.2 KB)
  • Information paper and guide to writing a submission (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  • How the Commission will handle the information you provide (fact sheet) (PDF, 326.4 KB)
  • Sessions with a Commissioner - Participant Expenses Policy (PDF, 424.6 KB)
  • Sessions with a Commissioner - Participant Expenses Claim Form (PDF, 605.4 KB)
  • Sessions-with-a-Commissioner-Participant-Expenses-Claim-Form.docx
  • Amendment to the Order establishing Commission of Inquiry.pdf (PDF, 42.9 KB)
  • Hearings – Witness Expenses Policy (PDF, 432.6 KB)
  • Hearings – Witness Expenses Claim Form (PDF, 613.0 KB)
  • Hearings-Witness-Expenses-Claim-Form.docx
  • Media Guidelines for Hearings (PDF, 302.3 KB)
  • Take notice, believe us and act! (PDF, 2.0 MB)

• Practice Directions

  • Practice Direction No. 1 - General Information (PDF, 373.8 KB)
  • Practice Direction No.2 - Leave to Appear (PDF, 337.1 KB)
  • Practice Direction No. 3 - Production of Documents and Document Management Protocol (PDF, 694.9 KB)
  • Practice Direction No. 4 - Sessions with a Commissioner (PDF, 265.7 KB)
  • Practice Direction No.5 - Hearings (PDF, 459.8 KB)

• Hearings transcripts

  • Transcript of 26 October 2021 (PDF, 160.7 KB)
  • Transcript of 2 May 2022 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  • Transcript of 3 May 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Transcript of 4 May 2022 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
  • Transcript of 5 May 2022 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
  • Transcript of 6 May 2022 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
  • Transcript of 9 May 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Transcript of 10 May 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Transcript of 11 May 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Transcript of 12 May 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Transcript of 13 May 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Transcript of 14 June, 2022 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  • Transcript of 15 June, 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Transcript of 16 June, 2022 (PDF, 1023.9 KB)
  • Transcript of 17 June, 2022 (PDF, 983.7 KB)
  • Transcript of 28 June, 2022 (PDF, 930.2 KB)
  • Transcript of 4 July, 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Transcript of 7 July, 2022 (PDF, 890.0 KB)
  • Transcript of 8 July, 2022 (PDF, 820.0 KB)
  • Transcript of 18 August, 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Transcript of 19 August, 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Transcript of 22 August, 2022 (PDF, 985.2 KB)
  • Transcript of 23 August, 2022 (PDF, 793.2 KB)
  • Transcript of 24 August, 2022 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Transcript of 26 August, 2022 (PDF, 866.4 KB)
  • Transcript of 25 August, 2022 (PDF, 929.8 KB)
  • Transcript of 12 September, 2022 (PDF, 782.7 KB)

• Witness statements

  • Statement of ‘Kim’, 20 April 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Statement of Anne Hollonds, National Children’s Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission, 13 April 2022 (PDF, 727.9 KB)
  • Statement of Dr Michael Salter, Scientia Associate Professor, Criminology, 7 April 2022 (PDF, 519.4 KB)
  • Statement of Commander Hilda Sirec, Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  • Statement of Kathryn Fordyce, Chief Executive Officer, Laurel House, 3 May 2022 (PDF, 4.7 MB)
  • Statement of Jill Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer, Sexual Assault Support Service, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
  • Statement of Dr Catia Malvaso, Senior Research Fellow, Child Protection, Criminology and Developmental Psychology. 29 April 2022 (PDF, 5.4 MB)
  • Statement of Professor Brett McDermott, Statewide Speciality Director, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Tasmania, 11 April 2022 (PDF, 628.7 KB)
  • Statement of Dr Michael Guerzoni, Indigenous Fellow, Criminology, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 547.3 KB)
  • Statement of Professor Donald Palmer, Organisational Wrongdoing and Corporate Decision-making, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 629.5 KB)
  • Statement of Professor Helen Milroy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 754.2 KB)
  • Statement of Professor Sally Robinson, Disability and Community Inclusion, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 650.0 KB)
  • Statement of Associate Professor Tim Moore, Deputy Director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 557.2 KB)
  • Statement of Rachel Hales, Baptcare, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 395.5 KB)
  • Statement of Emily Churches, Mission Australia, 2 May 2022 (PDF, 179.3 KB)
  • Statement of Jurek Stopczynski, Mission Australia, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 189.6 KB)
  • Statement of Professor Richard Eccleston, Political Science, 2 May 2022 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
  • Statement of Professor Cassandra Pybus, Historian and Author, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Statement of Rod Whitehead, Auditor-General, 14 April 2022 (PDF, 651.8 KB)
  • Statement of Dr Charlie Burton, Manager Policy, Tasmanian Council of Social Service, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 439.2 KB)
  • Statement of Adrienne Picone, Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Council of Social Service, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 154.3 KB)
  • Statement of Leanne McLean, Commissioner for Children and Young People, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
  • Statement of Sonya Enkelmann, Therapeutic Specialist, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 5.7 MB)
  • Statement of Professor Judy Cashmore, Socio-Legal Research and Policy, 3 May 2022 (PDF, 771.5 KB)
  • Statement of Liana Buchanan, Principal Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People, Victoria, 4 May 2022 (PDF, 748.8 KB)
  • Statement of Steve Kinmond, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies, 29 March 2022 (PDF, 489.5 KB)
  • Statement of Jenny Gale, Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 419.5 KB)
  • Statement of Ginna Webster, Secretary, Department of Justice, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 244.0 KB)
  • Statement of Kerri Collins, 11 April 2022 (PDF, 2.2 MB)
  • Statement of Professor Stephen Smallbone, Professor Emeritus at the Griffith Criminology Institute, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 511.7 KB)
  • Statement of Professor Tim McCormack, Professor of International Law at the University of Tasmania, 22 April 2022 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  • Statement of Katrina Munting, 5 April 2022 (PDF, 9.4 MB)
  • Statement of Renae Pepper, Senior Practitioner and Psychologist, Sexual Assault Support Service, 30 April 2022 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Statement of Monique Carter, Principal, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 9.1 MB)
  • Statement of Nigel Russell, Teacher, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 241.0 KB)
  • Statement of Debra Drake, School Social Worker, 6 May 2022 (PDF, 7.9 MB)
  • Statement of Xris Reardon, LGBTIQ+ Lead Schools Inclusion Coordinator, Working It Out, 4 May 2022 (PDF, 723.2 KB)
  • Statement of Steven Smith, Senior Industrial Advocate, Australian Education Union Tasmanian Branch, 22 April 2022 (PDF, 5.5 MB)
  • Statement of Alana Girvin, former Director of the Incident Management Directorate, Department for Education, South Australia, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 394.5 KB)
  • Statement of ‘Rachel’, 14 April 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Statement of Emily Sanders, Director Regulation, Commission for Children and Young People, Victoria, 5 May 2022 (PDF, 558.3 KB)
  • Statement of Warren Strange, Chief Executive Officer, knowmore Legal Service, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 876.4 KB)
  • Statement of Angela Sdrinis, Director, Angela Sdrinis Legal, 5 May 2022 (PDF, 612.7 KB)
  • Statement of Professor Kerryann Walsh, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology, 15 April 2022 (PDF, 581.3 KB)
  • Statement of Dr Charlie Burton, Manager Policy, Tasmanian Council of Social Service, 18 May 2022 (PDF, 162.3 KB)
  • Statement of Elizabeth Jack, Executive Director, Safeguarding Children and Young People, Department of Education, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 215.7 KB)
  • Statement of Ann Moxham, Registrar, Teachers Registration Board of Tasmania, 27 April 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  • Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 10 May 2022 (general response from Department of Education) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
  • Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 8 April 2022 (Sam Leishman) (PDF, 613.5 KB)
  • Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Brad') (PDF, 3.6 MB)
  • Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Jeremy') (PDF, 6.5 MB)
  • Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Mark') (PDF, 2.3 MB)
  • Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Wayne') (PDF, 2.6 MB)
  • Statement of Dr Robyn Miller, Chief Executive Officer, MacKillop Family Services, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 928.2 KB)
  • Statement of Dr Julian Watchorn, Clinical Psychologist, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
  • Statement of Kim Backhouse, Chief Executive Officer, Foster and Kinship Carers Association Tasmania, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Statement of Jodie Stokes, Regional Manager, Anglicare, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 3.4 MB)
  • Statement of Richard Weston, Deputy Children's Guardian for Aboriginal Children and Young People, New South Wales, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 761.3 KB)
  • Statement of Muriel Bamblett, CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 13.1 MB)
  • Statement of Caroline Brown, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 7.1 MB)
  • Statement of Jack Davenport, 3 June 2022 (PDF, 11.8 MB)
  • Statement of Gemma McKibbin, Research Fellow, Department of Social Work, University of Melbourne, 6 May 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  • Statement of Jenny Wing, General Manager, Therapeutic Services, Victoria and Tasmania, Australian Childhood Foundation, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 3.7 MB)
  • Statement of Heather Sculthorpe, CEO, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, 15 June 2022 (PDF, 995.6 KB)
  • Statement of Jonathan Higgins APM, Assistant Commissioner Operations, Tasmania Police, 7 June 2022 (PDF, 7.3 MB)
  • Statement of Michael Easton, Chief Executive Officer, Integrity Commission Tasmania, 20 June 2022 (PDF, 720.4 KB)
  • Statement of Luigino Fratangelo, former Human Resources Consultant, Department of Health, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 2.2 MB)
  • Statement of Richard Connock, Health Complaints Commissioner, 24 June 2022 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
  • Statement of Professor Erwin Loh, Group Chief Medical Officer & Group General Manager, 24 June 2022 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
  • Statement of Debora Picone, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Commission on Safety, 21 June 2022 (PDF, 4.0 MB)
  • Statement of Catherine Turnbull, Chief Child Protection Officer, South Australian Health, 23 June 2022 (PDF, 3.9 MB)
  • Statement of Dr Kate Brady, Researcher, 4 July 2022 (PDF, 457.7 KB)
  • Statement of Dr Peter Rob Gordon, Clinical Psychologist, 23 June 2022 (PDF, 457.6 KB)
  • Statement of Emily Shepherd, Branch Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch, 23 June 2022 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
  • Statement of Patrick Tidmarsh, Consultant, 16 June 2022 (PDF, 422.8 KB)
  • Statement of Peter Yeomans, Detective Chief Inspector, NSW Police Force, 24 April 2022 (PDF, 5.0 MB)
  • Statement of Elena Campbell, Associate Director of Research Advocacy and Policy, 4 July 2022 (PDF, 585.5 KB)
  • Statement of James Bellinger, Human Resources Manager, Department of Health, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 3.4 MB)
  • Statement of Ginna Webster, Secretary, Department of Justice, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Statement of Janette Tonks, Nursing and Midwifery Director, Women and Children’s Services, Launceston General Hospital, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  • Statement of Elizabeth Stackhouse, former Chief Executive Officer, Launceston General Hospital, 22 June 2022 (PDF, 5.0 MB)
  • Statement of Terese Henning, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1 July 2022 (PDF, 523.1 KB)
  • Statement of Daryl Coates SC, Director of Public Prosecutions, 6 June 2022 (PDF, 17.8 MB)
  • Statement of Glenn Hindle, Detective Senior Constable, Tasmania Police, 21 June 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  • Statement of Andrea Sturges, CEO, Kennerley Children’s Homes, 16 June 2022 (PDF, 655.9 KB)
  • Statement of Andrea Witt, Executive Manager Community and Family Services, CatholicCare Tasmania, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 275.1 KB)
  • Statement of Helen Bryan, Executive Director of Nursing, Tasmanian Health Service, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  • Statement of Eric Daniels, Chief Executive Hospitals North/North-West, Tasmanian Health, 15 June 2022 (PDF, 587.2 KB)
  • Statement of Darren Hine, Commissioner, Tasmania Police, 14 June 2022 (PDF, 20.8 MB)
  • Statement of Anthony McGinness, Consultant, 6 July 2022 (PDF, 763.3 KB)
  • Statement of Janise Mitchell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Australian Childhood Foundation, 17 August 2022 (PDF, 476.0 KB)
  • Statement of Vincenzo Caltabiano, Director, Tasmania Legal Aid, 13 July 2022 (PDF, 477.5 KB)
  • Statement of Hannah Phillips, Lawyer, 13 July 2022 (PDF, 905.4 KB)
  • Statement of Mark Morrissey, former Commissioner for Children and Young People, 9 August 2022 (PDF, 3.0 MB)
  • Statement of Robert White, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Criminology, University of Tasmania, 16 August 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Statement of Sonya Pringle-Jones, Child Advocate, Department of Communities Tasmania, 16 June 2022 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  • Supplementary Statement of Sonya Pringle-Jones, Child Advocate, Department of Communities Tasmania, 18 July 2022 (PDF, 252.6 KB)
  • Statement of Penny Wright, Guardian for Children and Young People and Training Centre Visitor, South Australia, 6 June 2022 (PDF, 37.9 MB)
  • Statement of Catherine Moynihan, Acting Deputy Public Guardian, Office of the Public Guardian, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
  • Statement of Paul Cairns, Tasmanian Director, Child Youth and Family Services, Life Without Barriers, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 571.2 KB)
  • Statement of Robert Ryan, Executive Lead of Strategy and External Engagement (Child, Youth and Family) (Australia) at Life Without Barriers, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 609.8 KB)
  • Statement of Nicola Crates, Director of Practice Innovation and Service Development, Possability, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 687.2 KB)
  • Statement of Mary Dickins, Coordinator, Fostering Hope, 2 June 2022 (PDF, 564.6 KB)
  • Statement of Colleen (Sue) Ray, Youth Worker, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 29 May 2022 (PDF, 5.9 MB)
  • Statement of Sarah Spencer, Youth Worker, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 2 June 2022 (PDF, 3.0 MB)
  • Cathy Taylor, Chief Executive, Department for Child Protection South Australia, 8 September 2022 (PDF, 346.6 KB)
  • Statement of James Ogloff AM, University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science, 22 August 2022 (PDF, 490.5 KB)
  • Statement of Statement of Tim Cartwright, Consultant and Former Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, Victoria, 22 August 2022 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
  • Statement of Jan Shuard, Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, Victoria, 4 September 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Statement of Dr Samantha Crompvoets, 10 September 2022 (PDF, 607.5 KB)
  • Statement of Statement of Alison Grace, Deputy Centre Manager, Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, 29 July 2022 (PDF, 537.1 KB)
  • Statement of Mathew Harvey, Human Resources Consultant, Department of Health, 17 June 2022 (PDF, 743.8 KB)
  • Statement of Fiona Atkins, Assistant Manager, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 15 August 2022 (PDF, 6.8 MB)
  • Statement of Jonathan Higgins APM, Assistant Commissioner, Tasmania Police, 8 August 2022 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  • Statement of Jonathan Higgins APM, Assistant Commissioner, Tasmania Police, 23 August 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Statement of Sue McBeath, Nursing and Midwifery Director – Women’s and Children Services, Department of Health, 22 June 2022 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
  • Statement of Catherine Edwards, Manager, Victims Support Services, Department of Justice, 4 July 2022 (PDF, 407.4 KB)
  • Statement of Barry Nicholson, Group Director, Department of Health, 18 August 2022 (PDF, 2.3 MB)
  • Statement of Lucas Digney, Assistant State Secretary, Health and Community Services Union (Tasmania), 9 August 2022 (PDF, 652.2 KB)
  • Statement of Samuel Baker, Principal, Ashley School, Department of Education, 8 August 2022 (PDF, 7.8 MB)
  • Statement of Pamela Honan, Director, Custodial Youth Justice, Department of Communities, 18 August 2022 (PDF, 5.1 MB)
  • Statement of Madeleine Gardiner, Former Manager, Professional Services and Policy, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 15 August 2022 (PDF, 7.6 MB)
  • Statement of James Bellinger, Human Resources Manager, Department of Health, 5 September 2022 (PDF, 2.7 MB)
  • Statement of James Bellinger, Human Resources Manager, Department of Health, 5 September 2022 (2) (PDF, 678.3 KB)
  • Statement of Matthew Hardy, National Director Notifications, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, 27 June 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  • Statement of Peter Graham, Registrar, Registration to Work with Vulnerable People, 15 August 2022 (PDF, 890.2 KB)
  • Statement of Kathy Baker, Former Deputy Secretary, Corporate Services, Department of Communities, 18 August 2022 (PDF, 4.0 MB)
  • Statement of Mandy Clarke, Former Deputy Secretary, Children, Youth and Families, Department of Communities, 19 August 2022 (PDF, 2.2 MB)
  • Statement of Michael Pervan, Secretary, Department of Communities, 27 July 2022 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  • Statement of Michael Pervan, Secretary, Department of Communities, 25 August 2022 (PDF, 51.7 KB)
  • Statement of Michael Sherring, Post Graduate Clinical Development Co-ordinator and Clinical Nurse Educator, Launceston General Hospital, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  • Statement of Sonja Leonard, former Nurse Unit Manager at Ward 4K, Launceston General Hospital, 21 June 2022 (PDF, 3.5 MB)
  • Statement of Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, Secretary, Department of Health, 22 June 2022 (2) (PDF, 150.8 KB)
  • Statement of Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, Secretary, Department of Health, 22 August 2022 (PDF, 149.7 KB)
  • Statement of Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, Secretary, Department of Health, 24 May 2022  (PDF, 2.5 MB)
  • Statement of Stephen Ayre, Former Chief Executive, Launceston General Hospital, 24 June 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Updated: 5th March 2024