Child protection inquiry to look at Indigenous over-representation

Up to nine witnesses including indigenous elders, parents, academics and representatives from service and legal providers have been called to give evidence before commissioner Tim Carmody. Proceedings will open from 10am this morning and will be streamed on the inquiry’s website. The inquiry was set up on July 1 2012 to judge the adequacy of government responses to allegations of child sexual abuse in youth detention centres, the effectiveness of current oversight and complaint mechanisms and ways to improve public confidence in the system.