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Draft Youth Justice Blueprint a Good Plan, But no Immediate SolutionWhile the draft plan represents a major shift for youth justice and lays out the steps forward, it doesn’t solve Tasmania’s current youth justice failings. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 22 Nov 2022 |
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Recognising National Survivors' DayToday we recognise the pain and honour the courage of all survivors of sexual assault and institutional abuse. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 15 Nov 2022 |
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Apology to Victim and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual AbuseJoining us in Parliament, out on the lawns, over at Elizabeth St Pier & on screens across the country, are Tasmanians - victim survivors & people who love them. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Nov 2022 |
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Commission of Inquiry - Launceston General Hospital - Complaint reported to Tasmania PoliceLast sitting we asked you about senior managers who made admissions at the commission of inquiry yet remain in their roles. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Oct 2022 |
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LGH - Responses to Commission of InquiryYesterday we asked what action you have taken about the shocking failures of multiple LGH managers in relation to child sex abuse. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Sep 2022 |
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Commission of Inquiry - Launceston General Hospital StaffThe commission of inquiry has heard harrowing testimony of how children were harmed at the Launceston General Hospital and other institutions. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 27 Sep 2022 |
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Ashley Youth Detention Centre - Response to Commission of InquiryMany of the kids ending up in Ashley have trauma, complex mental health issues, disability. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Sep 2022 |
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National Child Protection WeekWith the backdrop of the Commission of Inquiry, this National Child Protection Week is a particularly sombre one in Tasmania Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 5 Sep 2022 |
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Ashley Youth Detention CentreWe have been concerned this week and have questioned the minister about the time line for the closure. It is meant to be in two years time. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Aug 2022 |
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Ashley Youth Detention CentreThere are multiple grave allegations about current staff that got a 'business as usual' response from the former Department of Communities. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Aug 2022 |
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Ashley Youth Detention Centre - ClosureThe National Children's Commissioner has joined Amnesty and UNICEF in calling for Ashley's immediate closure. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 Aug 2022 |
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Ashley Youth Detention Centre - Alternative SitesWhile Amnesty International and UNICEF Australia are calling for Ashley to close immediately, we are worried you have been dithering again. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Aug 2022 |
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Ashley Youth Detention Centre - ClosureThe commission of inquiry has heard harrowing evidence of extreme violence towards and sexual assault of children at Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Aug 2022 |
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Where are Labor as Tasmania is in Crisis?The role of an opposition is to hold government to account on critical matters of public interest. That is not the case in Tasmania’s Parliament. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 23 Aug 2022 |
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Liberals Fail to Reassure Tasmanians on Ashley ClosureThe Rockliff Government, particularly Minister Roger Jaensch, have been dragging their collective heels on closing the Ashley Youth Detention Centre for a year. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 23 Aug 2022 |
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Ministerial Statement – Commission of Inquiry Interim ResponseThis is a very significant statement from the Premier that wraps up a number of necessary and, in a number of cases, long overdue reforms. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Aug 2022 |
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Estimates Reply - JaenschWe started our questioning of Minister Jaensch around evidence that was given to the commission of inquiry. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Jun 2022 |
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Estimates Reply – RockliffThe Greens started off our Estimates session with the Premier talking about the commission of inquiry. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Jun 2022 |
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Children, Education and Youth – ED5 InvestigationsHow many staff at Ashley Youth Detention Centre have been stood down or had their position terminated? Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Jun 2022 |
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Children, Education and Youth – Commission of InquiryMinister, I want to talk to you about some evidence that was given to the commission of inquiry by Sonya Enkelmann. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Jun 2022 |
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Attorney-General and Justice – Right to InformationThe commission of inquiry heard a range of evidence about the failure for people to easily be able to get information through the Right to Information. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Attorney-General and Justice – Commission of InquiryMs Webster's evidence your department would not be embedding child safety principles at the leadership level. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Premier – Commission of InquiryThe Secretary of Communities Tasmania, Ms Webster, responded to a question and said that the 'Child Safe Standards Framework would take three years to deliver.' Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Jun 2022 |
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Ministerial Statement – Response to Commission of InquiryThe statement made by Premier Rockliff is exactly what victims/survivors of child sexual abuse in Tasmania needed to hear. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 24 May 2022 |
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Victim Survivor - Call for ApologyMinister, you were clearly heard groaning whilst sitting there, while the words of victim/survivor Tiffany Skeggs were read into the House. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 22 Mar 2022 |
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Department of Education - Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - Legal AdviceWhat advice did you receive that meant you could not release the same full redacted report that was released to the ABC? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Nov 2021 |
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Department of Education - Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - Release of Reportrofessors Smallbone and McCormack's full report of the inquiry points to a culture of cover up in the Department of Education. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Nov 2021 |
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Child SafetyThis report, which has only been released through right to information, is deeply confronting reading. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Nov 2021 |
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Student Safeguards Must be in Place by New School YearTasmanian parents need greater reassurance that their children are safe in the state’s public school system. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 10 Nov 2021 |
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Department of Education - Responses to Child Sexual AbuseThe report of the inquiry reveals a culture of cover-up within the Department of Education that persists to this day. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Nov 2021 |
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Department of Education - Responses to Child Sexual AbuseThe full report for the inquiry into sexual abuse in the State public public school system was received by the department nearly five months ago. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Nov 2021 |
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Tasmanian Commission of Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - Implementation of Key RecommendationsLimited progress has been made on the introduction of a reportable conduct scheme. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 27 Oct 2021 |
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Child SafetyThere is something deeply wrong with the child safety system here and the way it is being administered. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Oct 2021 |
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Attorney-General and Justice - Commission of InquiryThe Budget provides $1.6 million for the Commission of Inquiry Response Unit, you have just called that CARCRU, is that right? Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Sep 2021 |
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Education - Commission of InquiryMinister, the commission of inquiry is underway and I would like to hear what actions the department has put in place now. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 7 Sep 2021 |
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Griffin Management Review - Police Handling of Child Sex Abuse ClaimsClearly there has been a culture in at least parts of Tasmania Police where victims or witnesses reporting sexual abuse have not been taken seriously. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Sep 2021 |
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Ashley Youth Detention Centre - Allegations of AbuseIn January 2020, management of Ashley Youth Detention Centre were made aware of potential historical rape allegation. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Mar 2021 |
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Justice Miscellaneous (Commissions of Inquiry) Bill 2021Behind this amendment bill is so much trauma. I think it is reasonable to say that as a state we have been failing children and young people for decades. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Mar 2021 |
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Tasmania Police - Child Sexual Abuse - James GriffinThe Tasmania Police internal review of police actions in relation to James Griffin is a catalogue of repeated failures. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Mar 2021 |
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Child Sexual Abuse - State Service Employees - AllegationsSo far 14 State Service employees have been stood down over allegations of child sexual abuse. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Mar 2021 |
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Griffin Police Review Reveals Tragedy of ErrorsThe review by Tasmania Police into the James Geoffrey Griffin investigation reveals a decade long failure to properly investigate serious allegations. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 26 Feb 2021 |
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Recommendation of President of Commission of InquiryThe Greens welcome the Gutwein Government’s recommendation of Marcia Neave AO as President of the Commission of Inquiry into child sexual abuse. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 29 Jan 2021 |
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Opacity Over Stood Down State Servants InexcusableYet another State Service employee has been stood down in the lead up to the Commission of Inquiry into child sexual abuse. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Jan 2021 |
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TT-Line – Child SafetyFormer Launceston nurse and alleged paedophile James Griffin worked on the Spirit of Tasmania between October 2003 and January 2009. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Dec 2020 |
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Commission of Inquiry RecommendationsThis inquiry needs tri-partisan backing, so I strongly encourage you to work with Opposition and crossbench parties and members on the terms of reference. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Dec 2020 |
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Estimates Reply - Minister HowlettAgain this year we focused on the two major codes which are horseracing and greyhounds. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Dec 2020 |
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Estimates Reply - Minister SheltonAlthough Tasmania Police had commenced an investigation, and it took almost three months for the Working with Vulnerable People card to be revoked. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 2 Dec 2020 |
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Estimates Reply – Minister CourtneyThe purpose of our questions was to understand what the Minister for Health knew and when she knew it, and what the response of the department has been. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2020 |
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Estimates Reply – Minister JaenschA significant part of the Estimates with Mr Jaensch this year dealt with that terrible, unsafe place that is Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2020 |
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Estimates Reply - Premier GutweinIt is a gutsy move to establish a commission of inquiry, particularly for a Government that has a streak of control-freakery about it. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2020 |
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LGH Child Abuse Claims - Actions of Police MinisterIt took three months after the initial complaint for James Griffin's Working with Vulnerable People registration to be revoked. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2020 |
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LGH Child Abuse Claims - Actions of MinisterAt that point, child exploitation material had been found at Mr Griffin's home, including what the Coroner described as 'self-generated images'. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2020 |
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LGH Child Abuse Claims - Police ProceduresIn July, whilst a CIB became aware that Mr Griffin was employed at the LGH and then at that point made steps to actually brief the hospital at the end of July. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 1 Dec 2020 |
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Shelton Must Review Police Procedures on Child Abuse InvestigationsPolice Minister, Mark Shelton refused to acknowledge police policies or procedures should be reviewed and changed. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 Dec 2020 |
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Health – Commission of InquiryOnly a commission of inquiry can properly uncover what has happened and the systemic abuse, as well as the links between different departments. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2020 |
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Attorney-General and Justice – Commission of InquiryThe TLRI final report of September 2003 makes five recommendations for legislative amendment of the Commissions of Inquiry Act. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Nov 2020 |
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Premier – Commission of InquiryWe are really only just beginning to scratch the surface of a much deeper wound as it relates to the treatment of children in some places in Tasmania. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2020 |
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Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse in State InstitutionsThe announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into the sexual abuse of children and young people in the care of the State is both welcome and overdue. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 23 Nov 2020 |
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Commission of Inquiry Must Investigate LGH and Ashley Youth Detention CentreThe Liberals must do right by the children who are, and have been, in government care. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 11 Nov 2020 |
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Ashley Youth Detention Centre - Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse ClaimsThe Government's independent investigation has limited terms of reference and focuses on the systems within the Tasmanian Health Service only. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 11 Nov 2020 |
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Commission of Inquiry into LGH Abuse NeededThe allegations a child sex offender was working as a nurse on the paediatrics ward at the Launceston General Hospital for nearly 20 years are distressing. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 10 Nov 2020 |
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Launceston General Hospital - Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse ClaimsThe independent investigation into claims of sexual abuse at the Launceston General Hospital has limited terms of reference. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 10 Nov 2020 |