Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Commissioners
Inquiry period13 January 2013 (2013-01-13) – 15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)
Constituting instrumentRoyal Commissions Act 1902
Websitechildabuseroyalcommission.gov.au

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was a royal commission announced in November 2012[1] and established in 2013 by the Australian government pursuant to the Royal Commissions Act 1902 to inquire into and report upon responses by institutions to instances and allegations of child sexual abuse in Australia. The establishment of the commission followed revelations of child abusers being moved from place to place instead of their abuse and crimes being reported. There were also revelations that adults failed to try to stop further acts of child abuse.[2] The commission examined the history of abuse in educational institutions, religious groups, sporting organisations, state institutions and youth organisations.[3] The final report of the commission was made public on 15 December 2017.[4]

  1. ^ "Establishment of Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse | Prime Minister of Australia". 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ Gillard, Julia (12 November 2012). "Establishment of Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse" (Press release). Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Child abuse: 7% of Australian Catholic priests alleged to be involved". BBC News. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ The sex abuse royal commission went to some dark places - here is some of what it found. Archived 21 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine ABC News. Retrieved 21 December 2017.