Dr WOODRUFF - Premier, the Government's response document outlines a six point plan that details the work that's needed to achieve completion of the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Strategy and Action Plan and it has a concrete time frame for each part of the process. Many of the short term 2024 recommendations that are from the commission of inquiry's report also outline similar timelines in the Government's response and that's very welcome.
In the commission's recommendation 19.1, which is about developing the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Strategy, they make it very clear that transparency and accountability of progress is a key concern. Point 2C calls for the Government to describe the actions to be taken to implement the recommendations and reforms, including any milestones, sequencing and dependencies. Can you confirm that it's your Government's intention to include a clear, publicly available milestone based time line for each of the 191 recommendations?
Mr ROCKLIFF - Yes.
Dr WOODRUFF - And what will that look like? Will it be available with, for example, a calendar for each recommendation with quarterly achievements, policies to be done by this date, legislation to be open for consultation here, funding for there?
Mr ROCKLIFF - I expect all those things; those important matters. I've mentioned an independent monitor as well, on previous occasions today and before, and their important work in ensuring that governments are held accountable for the implementation of the recommendations. A Child Sexual Abuse Reform Strategy and action plan will be tabled in each house of parliament, published on a dedicated website, supported by a communication plan that seeks to inform and provide visibility of reform work to stakeholders and the community, and periodically reviewed and updated by the secretary's board through the Department of Premier and Cabinet. We would understand, appreciate and agree with any person in the community that would want a very clear account of the implementation of the recommendations in a way that is very visual and easy to absorb.
Dr WOODRUFF - So, for example, with outcomes for quarter one in 2025, all the recommendations that might be doing something in that quarter would have the list of things that they're doing, not just what's happened before under the redress, the Royal Commission, which is the update is ongoing or action is being continued. We're talking about specific points where consultation will happen, legislation will be done, money will be provided, services will be funded, culture training will have been completed, culture training development will start et cetera- that level of specificity. I'm afraid that in the past that has been a huge failing with the royal commission's recommendations not being able to be followed, and clearly there is still a large number that haven't been implemented. People want to understand what they can look forward to and how they can be engaged in the process as it goes on over the years.
Mr ROCKLIFF - I understand and appreciate what you're saying and what your desire is in terms of that, and that would reflect the information that many people would want in an easy to appreciate and understand way.
Ms GALE - The only thing further I would add is that because all of the recommendations are different, all of the things that you read out there won't be indicated for every single recommendation. It will be recommendation dependent, but it will be to that level of specificity with milestones and so on.
