Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Last week, the government released its response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Of the 409 recommendations, 84 deal with redress matters, which the government is addressing through the establishment of the National Redress Scheme. Of the remaining 325 recommendations, 122 are directed wholly or in part to the Australian government, and 104 of these 122 recommendations have been accepted or accepted in principle, with the other 18 noted or requiring further consideration. A national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse will be delivered on 22 October, and a new National Office of Child Safety will be set up in the Department of Social Services from July this year.