Abuse royal commission chief executive Janette Dines to quit

By Nicola Berkovic
Australian
May 27, 2014

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Janette Dines Chief Executive Officer, Royal Commission into institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, will quit her position next week.

The chief executive running the royal commission into child sexual abuse will quit her position at the end of next week.

Janette Dines was appointed to the role in late 2012 and has been a commonwealth public servant for 20 years.

Royal Commission chair Justice Peter McClellan said Ms Dines had been the driving force behind the establishment of the office of the Royal Commission since its announcement in late 2012.

“Ms Dines has successfully created the structure and facilities that have enabled the Royal Commission to achieve a large amount in a short time,” Justice McClellan said.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will deliver its Interim Report on 30 June.

It has held public hearings across Australia into allegations of child sexual abuse and has held closed-door sessions with more than 1600 witnesses.

Ms Dines, who was previously the director-general of Emergency Management Australia, said she felt privileged to have been involved in the important work of the royal commission and was pleased to leave it in good shape to meet the challenges ahead.

She will return from Sydney to her home in Canberra, to work for the commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department.