The Royal Commission will hold a public hearing in Rockhampton commencing on Tuesday 14 April 2015 at 10:00am AEST.
The public hearing will inquire into the experiences of a number of men and women who were resident at St Joseph’s Orphanage, Neerkol operated by the Sisters of Mercy between 1940 and 1975.
Please note that the audio on the webcast may be frequently cut to protect the identify of people who have been granted a pseudonym in this hearing.
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Location
The Rockhampton Court House, Virgil Power Building, 46 East Street, Rockhampton.
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The experiences of a number of men and women who were resident at St Joseph’s Orphanage, Neerkol operated by the Sisters of Mercy between 1940 and 1975;
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The responses of:
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a. the Sisters of Mercy
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b. the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton, and
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c. the Queensland state government
to complaints made by former residents of St Joseph’s Orphanage, Neerkol of child sexual abuse by workers, priests and nuns at the Orphanage between 1993 and present.
4. Any related matters.