CASE STUDY 10, MARCH 2014

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
March 23, 2014

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/public-hearings/case-study-10march-2014/

The Royal Commission will hold a public hearing in Sydney commencing in Thursday 27 March 2014 into the handling by The Salvation Army (Eastern Territory) of claims of child sexual abuse between 1993 and 2014.

The scope and purpose of the public hearing is to inquire into:

1. The policies, practices and procedures of The Salvation Army (Eastern Territory), between 1993 and 2014, for responding to claims of child sexual abuse at children’s homes it operated or elsewhere.
2. The application and adequacy of these policies, practices and procedures between 1993 and 2014.
3. The experience of people who made complaints to The Salvation Army (Eastern Territory) between 1993 and 2014.
4. The policies, practices and procedures between 1989 and 2014 concerning the disciplining of officers of The Salvation Army (Eastern Territory) who were the subject of allegations of child sexual abuse.
5. Any other related matters.

Any person or institution who believes that they have a direct and substantial interest in the Scope and Purpose of the public hearing is invited to lodge a written application for leave to appear at the public hearing by Monday 10 March 2014.