tabling of this Final Report. This review The Queensland Government accepts should: this recommendation in principle, noting establish the extent to which the that it is directed to the Australian Royal Commission's Government. recommendations have been implemented 10 years after the tabling of the Final Report examine the extent to which the measures taken in response to the Royal Commission have been effective in preventing child sexual abuse, improving the responses of institutions to child sexual abuse and ensuring that victims and survivors of child sexual abuse obtain justice, treatment and support advise on what further steps should be taken by governments and institutions to ensure continuing improvement in policy and service delivery in relation to child sexual abuse in institutional contexts 17.5 The Australian Government should host and Accept in principle maintain the Royal Commission website for The Queensland Government accepts the duration of the national redress scheme this recommendation in principle, noting for victims and survivors of institutional child that it is directed to the Australian sexual abuse Government. 17.6 A national memorial should be commissioned Accept in principle by the Australian Government for victims and The Queensland Government accepts survivors of child sexual abuse in institutional this recommendation in principle, noting contexts. Victims and survivors should be that it is directed to the Australian consulted on the memorial design and it Government. should be located in Canberra. Working with Children Checks Report No. Recommendation Queensland Government response 1 State and territory governments should: For further consideration amend WWCC laws to implement the Queensland is participating in standards identified in this report interjurisdictional discussions, which are once standards implemented, obtain being led by the Commonwealth, to agreement from the Council of develop a set of national standards for Australian Governments (COAG), or a WWCCs. relevant ministerial council, before deviating from or altering the standards, adopting changes across all jurisdictions within 18 months from the publication of this report, amend their WWCC law to enable clearances from other
tabling of this Final Report. This review should: establish the extent to which the Royal Commission's recommendations have been implemented 10 years after the tabling of the Final Report examine the extent to which the measures taken in response to the Royal Commission have been effective in preventing child sexual abuse, improving the responses of institutions to child sexual abuse and ensuring that victims and survivors of child sexual abuse obtain justice, treatment and support advise on what further steps should be taken by governments and institutions to ensure continuing improvement in policy and service delivery in relation to child sexual abuse in institutional contexts The Queensland Government accepts this recommendation in principle, noting that it is directed to the Australian Government. 17.5 The Australian Government should host and maintain the Royal Commission website for the duration of the national redress scheme for victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse Accept in principle The Queensland Government accepts this recommendation in principle, noting that it is directed to the Australian Government. 17.6 A national memorial should be commissioned by the Australian Government for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in institutional contexts. Victims and survivors should be consulted on the memorial design and it should be located in Canberra. Accept in principle The Queensland Government accepts this recommendation in principle, noting that it is directed to the Australian Government. Working with Children Checks Report No. Recommendation Queensland Government response 1 State and territory governments should: amend WWCC laws to implement the standards identified in this report once standards implemented, obtain agreement from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), or a relevant ministerial council, before deviating from or altering the standards, adopting changes across all jurisdictions within 18 months from the publication of this report, amend their WWCC law to enable clearances from other For further consideration Queensland is participating in interjurisdictional discussions, which are being led by the Commonwealth, to develop a set of national standards for WWCCs.
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