Given the highly sensitive nature of much of the information relevant to the Commission’s inquiry, the release of information is subject to any relevant legal, privacy and safety considerations.
Some witnesses may give evidence under a pseudonym. The Commission will not release witness statements, or may redact (black out) parts of witness statements, subject to a restricted publication order or exclusion order.
- Statement of ‘Kim’, 20 April 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Statement of Anne Hollonds, National Children’s Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission, 13 April 2022 (PDF, 727.9 KB)
- Statement of Dr Michael Salter, Scientia Associate Professor, Criminology, 7 April 2022 (PDF, 519.4 KB)
- Statement of Commander Hilda Sirec, Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Statement of Kathryn Fordyce, Chief Executive Officer, Laurel House, 3 May 2022 (PDF, 4.7 MB)
- Statement of Jill Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer, Sexual Assault Support Service, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Statement of Dr Catia Malvaso, Senior Research Fellow, Child Protection, Criminology and Developmental Psychology. 29 April 2022 (PDF, 5.4 MB)
- Statement of Professor Brett McDermott, Statewide Speciality Director, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Tasmania, 11 April 2022 (PDF, 628.7 KB)
- Statement of Dr Michael Guerzoni, Indigenous Fellow, Criminology, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 547.3 KB)
- Statement of Professor Donald Palmer, Organisational Wrongdoing and Corporate Decision-making, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 629.5 KB)
- Statement of Professor Helen Milroy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 754.2 KB)
- Statement of Professor Sally Robinson, Disability and Community Inclusion, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 650.0 KB)
- Statement of Associate Professor Tim Moore, Deputy Director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 557.2 KB)
- Statement of Rachel Hales, Baptcare, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 395.5 KB)
- Statement of Emily Churches, Mission Australia, 2 May 2022 (PDF, 179.3 KB)
- Statement of Jurek Stopczynski, Mission Australia, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 189.6 KB)
- Statement of Professor Richard Eccleston, Political Science, 2 May 2022 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- Statement of Professor Cassandra Pybus, Historian and Author, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Statement of Rod Whitehead, Auditor-General, 14 April 2022 (PDF, 651.8 KB)
- Statement of Dr Charlie Burton, Manager Policy, Tasmanian Council of Social Service, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 439.2 KB)
- Statement of Adrienne Picone, Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Council of Social Service, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 154.3 KB)
- Statement of Leanne McLean, Commissioner for Children and Young People, 12 April 2022 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Statement of Sonya Enkelmann, Therapeutic Specialist, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 5.7 MB)
- Statement of Professor Judy Cashmore, Socio-Legal Research and Policy, 3 May 2022 (PDF, 771.5 KB)
- Statement of Liana Buchanan, Principal Commissioner, Commissioner for Children and Young People, Victoria, 4 May 2022 (PDF, 748.8 KB)
- Statement of Steve Kinmond, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies, 29 March 2022 (PDF, 489.5 KB)
- Statement of Jenny Gale, Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 419.5 KB)
- Statement of Ginna Webster, Secretary, Department of Justice, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 244.0 KB)
- Statement of Kerri Collins, 11 April 2022 (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Statement of Professor Stephen Smallbone, Professor Emeritus at the Griffith Criminology Institute, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 511.7 KB)
- Statement of Professor Tim McCormack, Professor of International Law at the University of Tasmania, 22 April 2022 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Statement of Katrina Munting, 5 April 2022 (PDF, 9.4 MB)
- Statement of Renae Pepper, Senior Practitioner and Psychologist, Sexual Assault Support Service, 30 April 2022 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Statement of Monique Carter, Principal, 26 April 2022 (PDF, 9.1 MB)
- Statement of Nigel Russell, Teacher, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 241.0 KB)
- Statement of Debra Drake, School Social Worker, 6 May 2022 (PDF, 7.9 MB)
- Statement of Xris Reardon, LGBTIQ+ Lead Schools Inclusion Coordinator, Working It Out, 4 May 2022 (PDF, 723.2 KB)
- Statement of Steven Smith, Senior Industrial Advocate, Australian Education Union Tasmanian Branch, 22 April 2022 (PDF, 5.5 MB)
- Statement of Alana Girvin, former Director of the Incident Management Directorate, Department for Education, South Australia, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 394.5 KB)
- Statement of ‘Rachel’, 14 April 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Statement of Emily Sanders, Director Regulation, Commission for Children and Young People, Victoria, 5 May 2022 (PDF, 558.3 KB)
- Statement of Warren Strange, Chief Executive Officer, knowmore Legal Service, 28 April 2022 (PDF, 876.4 KB)
- Statement of Angela Sdrinis, Director, Angela Sdrinis Legal, 5 May 2022 (PDF, 612.7 KB)
- Statement of Professor Kerryann Walsh, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology, 15 April 2022 (PDF, 581.3 KB)
- Statement of Dr Charlie Burton, Manager Policy, Tasmanian Council of Social Service, 18 May 2022 (PDF, 162.3 KB)
- Statement of Elizabeth Jack, Executive Director, Safeguarding Children and Young People, Department of Education, 29 April 2022 (PDF, 215.7 KB)
- Statement of Ann Moxham, Registrar, Teachers Registration Board of Tasmania, 27 April 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 10 May 2022 (general response from Department of Education) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 8 April 2022 (Sam Leishman) (PDF, 613.5 KB)
- Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Brad') (PDF, 3.6 MB)
- Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Jeremy') (PDF, 6.5 MB)
- Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Mark') (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Statement of Tim Bullard, Secretary, Department of Education, 4 April 2022 ('Wayne') (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- Statement of Dr Robyn Miller, Chief Executive Officer, MacKillop Family Services, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 928.2 KB)
- Statement of Dr Julian Watchorn, Clinical Psychologist, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
- Statement of Kim Backhouse, Chief Executive Officer, Foster and Kinship Carers Association Tasmania, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Statement of Jodie Stokes, Regional Manager, Anglicare, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- Statement of Richard Weston, Deputy Children's Guardian for Aboriginal Children and Young People, New South Wales, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 761.3 KB)
- Statement of Muriel Bamblett, CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 13.1 MB)
- Statement of Caroline Brown, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 7.1 MB)
- Statement of Jack Davenport, 3 June 2022 (PDF, 11.8 MB)
- Statement of Gemma McKibbin, Research Fellow, Department of Social Work, University of Melbourne, 6 May 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Statement of Jenny Wing, General Manager, Therapeutic Services, Victoria and Tasmania, Australian Childhood Foundation, 8 June 2022 (PDF, 3.7 MB)
- Statement of Heather Sculthorpe, CEO, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, 15 June 2022 (PDF, 995.6 KB)
- Statement of Jonathan Higgins APM, Assistant Commissioner Operations, Tasmania Police, 7 June 2022 (PDF, 7.3 MB)
- Statement of Michael Easton, Chief Executive Officer, Integrity Commission Tasmania, 20 June 2022 (PDF, 720.4 KB)
- Statement of Luigino Fratangelo, former Human Resources Consultant, Department of Health, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Statement of Richard Connock, Health Complaints Commissioner, 24 June 2022 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Statement of Professor Erwin Loh, Group Chief Medical Officer & Group General Manager, 24 June 2022 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Statement of Debora Picone, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Commission on Safety, 21 June 2022 (PDF, 4.0 MB)
- Statement of Catherine Turnbull, Chief Child Protection Officer, South Australian Health, 23 June 2022 (PDF, 3.9 MB)
- Statement of Dr Kate Brady, Researcher, 4 July 2022 (PDF, 457.7 KB)
- Statement of Dr Peter Rob Gordon, Clinical Psychologist, 23 June 2022 (PDF, 457.6 KB)
- Statement of Emily Shepherd, Branch Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch, 23 June 2022 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Statement of Patrick Tidmarsh, Consultant, 16 June 2022 (PDF, 422.8 KB)
- Statement of Peter Yeomans, Detective Chief Inspector, NSW Police Force, 24 April 2022 (PDF, 5.0 MB)
- Statement of Elena Campbell, Associate Director of Research Advocacy and Policy, 4 July 2022 (PDF, 585.5 KB)
- Statement of James Bellinger, Human Resources Manager, Department of Health, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- Statement of Ginna Webster, Secretary, Department of Justice, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Statement of Janette Tonks, Nursing and Midwifery Director, Women and Children’s Services, Launceston General Hospital, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Statement of Elizabeth Stackhouse, former Chief Executive Officer, Launceston General Hospital, 22 June 2022 (PDF, 5.0 MB)
- Statement of Terese Henning, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1 July 2022 (PDF, 523.1 KB)
- Statement of Daryl Coates SC, Director of Public Prosecutions, 6 June 2022 (PDF, 17.8 MB)
- Statement of Glenn Hindle, Detective Senior Constable, Tasmania Police, 21 June 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Statement of Andrea Sturges, CEO, Kennerley Children’s Homes, 16 June 2022 (PDF, 655.9 KB)
- Statement of Andrea Witt, Executive Manager Community and Family Services, CatholicCare Tasmania, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 275.1 KB)
- Statement of Helen Bryan, Executive Director of Nursing, Tasmanian Health Service, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Statement of Eric Daniels, Chief Executive Hospitals North/North-West, Tasmanian Health, 15 June 2022 (PDF, 587.2 KB)
- Statement of Darren Hine, Commissioner, Tasmania Police, 14 June 2022 (PDF, 20.8 MB)
- Statement of Anthony McGinness, Consultant, 6 July 2022 (PDF, 763.3 KB)
- Statement of Janise Mitchell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Australian Childhood Foundation, 17 August 2022 (PDF, 476.0 KB)
- Statement of Vincenzo Caltabiano, Director, Tasmania Legal Aid, 13 July 2022 (PDF, 477.5 KB)
- Statement of Hannah Phillips, Lawyer, 13 July 2022 (PDF, 905.4 KB)
- Statement of Mark Morrissey, former Commissioner for Children and Young People, 9 August 2022 (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- Statement of Robert White, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Criminology, University of Tasmania, 16 August 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Statement of Sonya Pringle-Jones, Child Advocate, Department of Communities Tasmania, 16 June 2022 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Supplementary Statement of Sonya Pringle-Jones, Child Advocate, Department of Communities Tasmania, 18 July 2022 (PDF, 252.6 KB)
- Statement of Penny Wright, Guardian for Children and Young People and Training Centre Visitor, South Australia, 6 June 2022 (PDF, 37.9 MB)
- Statement of Catherine Moynihan, Acting Deputy Public Guardian, Office of the Public Guardian, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
- Statement of Paul Cairns, Tasmanian Director, Child Youth and Family Services, Life Without Barriers, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 571.2 KB)
- Statement of Robert Ryan, Executive Lead of Strategy and External Engagement (Child, Youth and Family) (Australia) at Life Without Barriers, 9 June 2022 (PDF, 609.8 KB)
- Statement of Nicola Crates, Director of Practice Innovation and Service Development, Possability, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 687.2 KB)
- Statement of Mary Dickins, Coordinator, Fostering Hope, 2 June 2022 (PDF, 564.6 KB)
- Statement of Colleen (Sue) Ray, Youth Worker, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 29 May 2022 (PDF, 5.9 MB)
- Statement of Sarah Spencer, Youth Worker, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 2 June 2022 (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- Cathy Taylor, Chief Executive, Department for Child Protection South Australia, 8 September 2022 (PDF, 346.6 KB)
- Statement of James Ogloff AM, University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science, 22 August 2022 (PDF, 490.5 KB)
- Statement of Statement of Tim Cartwright, Consultant and Former Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, Victoria, 22 August 2022 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- Statement of Jan Shuard, Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, Victoria, 4 September 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Statement of Dr Samantha Crompvoets, 10 September 2022 (PDF, 607.5 KB)
- Statement of Statement of Alison Grace, Deputy Centre Manager, Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, 29 July 2022 (PDF, 537.1 KB)
- Statement of Mathew Harvey, Human Resources Consultant, Department of Health, 17 June 2022 (PDF, 743.8 KB)
- Statement of Fiona Atkins, Assistant Manager, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 15 August 2022 (PDF, 6.8 MB)
- Statement of Jonathan Higgins APM, Assistant Commissioner, Tasmania Police, 8 August 2022 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Statement of Jonathan Higgins APM, Assistant Commissioner, Tasmania Police, 23 August 2022 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Statement of Sue McBeath, Nursing and Midwifery Director – Women’s and Children Services, Department of Health, 22 June 2022 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Statement of Catherine Edwards, Manager, Victims Support Services, Department of Justice, 4 July 2022 (PDF, 407.4 KB)
- Statement of Barry Nicholson, Group Director, Department of Health, 18 August 2022 (PDF, 2.3 MB)
- Statement of Lucas Digney, Assistant State Secretary, Health and Community Services Union (Tasmania), 9 August 2022 (PDF, 652.2 KB)
- Statement of Samuel Baker, Principal, Ashley School, Department of Education, 8 August 2022 (PDF, 7.8 MB)
- Statement of Pamela Honan, Director, Custodial Youth Justice, Department of Communities, 18 August 2022 (PDF, 5.1 MB)
- Statement of Madeleine Gardiner, Former Manager, Professional Services and Policy, Ashley Youth Detention Centre, 15 August 2022 (PDF, 7.6 MB)
- Statement of James Bellinger, Human Resources Manager, Department of Health, 5 September 2022 (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Statement of James Bellinger, Human Resources Manager, Department of Health, 5 September 2022 (2) (PDF, 678.3 KB)
- Statement of Matthew Hardy, National Director Notifications, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, 27 June 2022 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Statement of Peter Graham, Registrar, Registration to Work with Vulnerable People, 15 August 2022 (PDF, 890.2 KB)
- Statement of Kathy Baker, Former Deputy Secretary, Corporate Services, Department of Communities, 18 August 2022 (PDF, 4.0 MB)
- Statement of Mandy Clarke, Former Deputy Secretary, Children, Youth and Families, Department of Communities, 19 August 2022 (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Statement of Michael Pervan, Secretary, Department of Communities, 27 July 2022 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Statement of Michael Pervan, Secretary, Department of Communities, 25 August 2022 (PDF, 51.7 KB)
- Statement of Michael Sherring, Post Graduate Clinical Development Co-ordinator and Clinical Nurse Educator, Launceston General Hospital, 10 June 2022 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Statement of Sonja Leonard, former Nurse Unit Manager at Ward 4K, Launceston General Hospital, 21 June 2022 (PDF, 3.5 MB)
- Statement of Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, Secretary, Department of Health, 22 June 2022 (2) (PDF, 150.8 KB)
- Statement of Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, Secretary, Department of Health, 22 August 2022 (PDF, 149.7 KB)
- Statement of Kathrine Morgan-Wicks, Secretary, Department of Health, 24 May 2022 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Statement of Stephen Ayre, Former Chief Executive, Launceston General Hospital, 24 June 2022 (PDF, 1.5 MB)