AUSTRALIA
Sky News
The federal government will appoint six royal commissioners to investigate cases of child sexual abuse.
The commissioners, to be appointed for three years, will be asked to provide an interim report within 18 months.
“The royal commission is going to have an enormous job ahead of it,” Attorney-General Nicola Roxon told ABC Radio on Friday.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will announce the commission’s terms of reference later on Friday.
The commission will include an investigative unit to examine specific cases of sexual assault and institutional secrecy.
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