Public feedback invited on Terms of Reference for Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse
Thu 05 Apr 2018
Submissions are invited on the draft Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care. The deadline ...
Submissions are invited on the draft Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care. The deadline to submit feedback is 30 April 2018.
In February this year, the Government officially launched the Royal Commission and the draft terms of reference for the inquiry.
Former Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, Chair of the Royal Commission, has already been speaking with groups and individuals about the draft Terms of Reference. Now, the Royal Commission is inviting feedback from the wider Aotearoa New Zealand public.
In an interview with Radio NZ, Sir Anand Satyanand said it was the first time a Royal Commission had asked for the public's feedback on terms of reference, saying "Now we've reached the point where a broader scope of connection with the public can occur..."
Sir Anand Satyanand also spoke with Waatea News acknowledging the significant number of Māori and Pasifika who have been affected.
The draft Terms of Reference currently propose that the inquiry cover the time period from 1950 to 1999 and include physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. The focus is on abuse that occurred in state care and currently does not include abuse in religious or other non-government organisations unless people were placed in those institutions by the state.
For more information about the inquiry and to make a submission on the draft Terms of Reference, see the Royal Commission website: http://www.abuseinstatecare.royalcommission.govt.nz.
After the consultation, Sir Satyanand will present a report and his recommendations to the Minister of Internal Affairs. Once Cabinet has agreed to the final terms and the terms have been gazetted, the Royal Commission will begin.
Update: Sir Anand Satyanand has submitted his report to the Government about his consultation and recommendations on the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission on Historical Abuse in Care. Minister for Internal Affairs and Children, Tracey Martin, said the report would not be released until after a Cabinet decision.
Selected media
Victims' advocate loses faith in an 'incapable' Church body, Radio NZ, 26.10.2018
Royal Commission into state care abuse 'completely stalled' - lawyer, Radio NZ, 23.10.2018
PM formally apologizes to Australian child sex abuse victims, NZ Herald, 22.10.2018
Alexandra’s priest speaks out, Otago Daily Times, 15.10.2018
'State care can have disastrous implications' - Chief district court judge, Radio NZ, 15.10.2018
Church attacked for silence, Otago Daily Times, 13.10.2018
Royal Commission update, Press Release: New Zealand Government, Scoop, 04.10.2018
NZ Catholic Church withholds findings on sex abuse claims, Radio NZ, 02.10.2018
Children's Commissioner recommends change to State care system, Māori Television, 01.10.2018
Children's commissioner wants more Maori perspective, Radio NZ, 01.10.2018
Priest carried out 'litany of offending against young boys' - report, Radio NZ, 17.09.2018
What victims want most: justice, Otago Daily Times, 08.09.2018
Cabinet yet to hear abuse inquiry proposal, Newsroom, 07.09.2018
Suicide to avoid exposure, Otago Daily Times, 07.09.2018
State abuse inquiry: 'They've lost hope because it's taken so long', Radio NZ, 06.09.2018
Bishop’s open letter tells of pain, distress, Otago Daily Times, 24.08.2018
Bishop's apology over clergy sex abuse prompts more complaints, Radio NZ, 24.08.2018
Bishop apologises to Dunedin: 'It's indefensible', Otago Daily Times, 22.08.2018
Evangelicals confront sex abuse problems in #MeToo era, NZ Herald, 18.08.2018
The Church response, Otago Daily Times, 01.08.2018
Renewed calls for church to be part of Royal Commission, Otago Daily Times, 01.08.2018
Sins of a Father, Otago Daily Times, 01.08.2018
Justice hasn't been served: victim, Otago Daily Times, 01.08.2018
Family 'heartbroken' after state care abuse victim Daryl Brougham dies, Stuff, 29.07.2018
NZ-born man who was sexually abused in Australia asking for UN help, Radio NZ, 27.07.2018
The fallen father: Church sex abuse in NZ 'still not exposed' - expert, NZ Herald, 25.07.2018
Silent lambs: Child sexual abuse and the Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Spinoff, 23.07.2018
Family of victim of scoutmaster abuse calls for public inquiry, Stuff, 22.07.2018
MSD appeals ruling not to hand over court claims about historic abuse, Stuff, 13.07.2018
‘A full apology from the highest level of government’, Newsroom, 05.07.2018
An ironic case of foxes and henhouses, Newsroom, 03.07.2018
Concern forced adoption inquiry in 'too hard' basket, NZ Herald, 29.06.2018
State care abuse inquiry urged to widen scope, Newsroom, 26.06.2018
Social Development ministry gave historic abuse complaint statements to police, Stuff, 14.06.2018
Australia PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims, NZ Herald, 14.06.2018
Abuse survivors launch global bishop accountability effort, NZ Herald, 08.06.2018
Suspected sex offender re-employed by MSD to work with vulnerable children, Newshub, 19.05.2018
Forced adoption nightmare: 'Please, don't take her', Otago Daily Times, 11.05.2018
Church abuse victims resigned to being left out of inquiry, Radio NZ, 08.05.2018
Interview: Sir Anand Satyanand, Newshub, 24.04.2018
Deadline looms for abuse inquiry terms, Waatea News, 24.04.2018
Final call for submissions for abuse in state care inquiry, Māori Television, 24.04.2018
Churches could launch own investigation into historical abuse, Newshub, 24.04.2018
Calls for abuse inquiry to include faith-based, Otago Daily Times, 24.04.2018
State care inquiry should include recent cases - survivor, Newshub, 22.04.2018
Atonement and action in abuse inquiry, Waatea News, 16.04.2018
Shocking complaints emerge in new childcare report, Newshub, 12.04.2018
Ministry upholds 163 complaints against ECE services, Radio NZ, 12.04.2018
Maori face needed on abuse inquiry, Waatea News, 05.04.2018
Sir Anand Satyanand: Inquiry into abuse in state care, Newstalk ZB, 04.04.2018
Public submissions sought for State care abuse inquiry, Māori Television, 03.04.2018 (in Te Reo Māori)
The Royal Commission into state care abuse: how to make a public submission, The Spinoff, 03.04.2018
New Zealand’s problem with Māori boys, The Spinoff, 27.03.2018
Churches push for inclusion in Royal Commission into abuse, Radio NZ, 26.03.2018
Catholic Church wants to be included in state abuse inquiry, NZ Herald, 26.03.2018
Churches seek inclusion in Royal Commission on state care abuse, NZ Herald, 26.03.2018
Sorry means you don’t do it again, The Spinoff, 19.03.2018
Abuse survivors speak out, accuse govt of backtracking, Radio NZ, 27.02.2018
PM faces claims over exclusion of churches from abuse inquiry, Radio NZ, 27.02.2018
PM says Crown Law handling of abuse claims will be reviewed, Newshub, 27.02.2018
New Zealand's state abuse shame: Survivor's struggle for justice, Newshub, 26.02.2018
Excluding Church from inquiry would be an 'abject failure', Radio NZ, 22.02.2018
Australian abuse survivors criticise NZ inquiry, Radio NZ, 22.02.2018
Related media
Former foster carer jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing children, Stuff, 18.04.2018
Record number of children in state care - more than 6000, Radio NZ, 03.04.2018
The number of Kiwi kids in state care hits an all-time high at over 6,000, One News, 03.04.2018
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