AUSTRALIA
The Australian
ANYONE thinking about speaking to the royal commission into child sex abuse can now get free legal advice.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on Tuesday launched Knowmore, a free national legal advice line for people interested in providing information to the commission.
Mr Dreyfus said the government will spend $18 million over four years on the service as part of a $62 million fund for legal advice related to the commission.
“A great deal of work has already gone into the setting up of this legal advisory service and it’s now up and running,” he told reporters in Sydney.
Run by the National Association of Community Legal Centres, it received 18 phone calls in its first three days last week.
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