The Royal Commission is holding a public hearing in Sydney from Tuesday 7 October 2014 commencing at 10:30am (local time). The public hearing will break between 11:30am-11:50am and 1pm-2pm daily.
The hearing will examine the responses by Australian Christian Churches (a Pentecostal movement in Australia) and two affiliated churches to allegations of child sexual abuse.
Live streaming times
The public hearing will be streamed live via this website between 10am and 4pm (local time), with the following breaks:
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11:30 am – 11:50 am morning break
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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm lunch break
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Location
The hearing will be held at Level 17, Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place.
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The response of the Sydney Christian Life Centre and Hills Christian Life Centre (now Hillsong Church) and Assemblies of God in Australia (now Australian Christian Churches) to allegations of child sexual abuse made against William Francis “Frank” Houston.
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The response of the Northside Christian College and the Northside Christian Centre (now Encompass Church) in Bundoora, Victoria and Assemblies of God in Australia (now Australian Christian Churches) to allegations of child sexual abuse made against former teacher Kenneth Sandilands.
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The response of Australian Christian Churches to allegations of child sexual abuse made against Jonathan Baldwin.
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The systems, policies, practices and procedures for the reporting of and responding to allegations of child sexual abuse of:
a. Australian Christian Churches,
b. Hillsong Church, and
c. Northside Christian College and Encompass Church.
5. Any other related matters.