First anniversary of National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
22 October 2019 marked the first anniversary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
The National Apology in October 2018 followed the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse final report—the conclusion of a five year inquiry—which outlined 409 recommendations to better protect children against sexual abuse and alleviate the impact of abuse on children when it occurs.