Australian Government Reports
Introduction
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse delivered its Final Report on 15 December 2017, making a total of 409 recommendations to better protect children from sexual abuse in institutions. The Australian Government delivered on its commitment to deliver 5 consecutive annual progress reports on its implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission until December 2022.
On 14 December 2018, the Australian Government tabled its first Annual Progress Report: Implementation of recommendations from the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The second annual progress report was tabled on 13 December 2019, the third report was tabled on 14 December 2020 and the fourth report was tabled on 14 December 2021. The fifth and final report was tabled on 14 December 2022.
Each report outlines the Australian Government's progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission. The reports also highlight the Australian Government's ongoing work to safeguard the safety and wellbeing of children now and into the future.
Each report is collated by year below. Please click on the links below to find out more.
2018
This report highlights the progress the Australian Government made in 2018 to implement the Royal Commission's recommendations.
2019
This report highlights the progress the Australian Government made in 2019 to implement the Royal Commission's recommendations.
2020
This report highlights the progress the Australian Government made throughout 2020 to build on the work in 2018 and 2019 to implement the Royal Commission's recommendations.
2021
This report highlights the progress the Australian Government made since the 2020 Annual Progress Report and during 2021 to build on the work done in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to implement the Royal Commission's recommendations.
2022
This report highlights the progress the Australian Government made since the 2021 Annual Progress Report and during 2022 to build on the work done between 2018 and 2021 to implement the Royal Commission's recommendations.
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