despite exit of Abuse in Care Inquiry commissioner

No loss of momentum despite exit of Abuse in Care Inquiry commissioner, Minister says

Monday, October 31st, 2022

One of the five commissioners investigating historical abuse in care has left the inquiry just eight months before it is expected to wrap up and will not be replaced.

Julia Steenson was appointed to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry in June 2020, following the resignation of Sir Anand Satyanand as its chair.

Steenson resigned on 17 October and left the Royal Commission yesterday.

News of her resignation was quietly shared on the government and inquiry’s websites on Wednesday.

A statement posted by the Royal Commission said Steenson had quit to take up another job, and Steenson said the role of commissioner had been an honour and a privilege.

“Listening to survivors of abuse share their experiences of harm and trauma has been both difficult but privileged mahi.

“To lead and participate in engagements, most recently across diverse communities including Māori – as the most disproportionately affected cohort – has been a humbling experience.” Read more

Related Posts:

Additional reading

News category: New Zealand, News Shorts.

Tags: Royal Commission - Abuse in Care

Analysis and Comment
- Archbishop of Canterbury: who next?
  
  When former Archbishop Rowan Williams announced in March 2012 that he was standing down as Archbishop of Canterbury, bookmakers started taking bets on his successor. Bishop John Sentamu, then Archbishop of York, was the clear favourite with the Bishops of Read more
- Religion in the workplace is tricky, but everyone loses when it becomes a taboo
  
  Since we spend so much of our lives at our jobs, it’s only natural that conversations with colleagues go beyond the work in front of us. People share interests and hobbies, family struggles, health concerns, and hopes or goals, from Read more
- Bernie Sanders says the left has lost the working class. Has it forgotten how to speak to them?
  
  Donald Trump was elected US president this week. Despite vastly outspending her opponent and drafting a galaxy of celebrities to her cause – Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, Taylor Swift – Democratic candidate Kamala Harris lost the Electoral College, Read more
- Young men who see women as objects are more likely to be violent towards their partners: new research
  
  Intimate partner violence is a global scourge. One in four Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner. The perpetrators are overwhelmingly heterosexual men. Many factors contribute to this form of violence. Persistent Read more

Search CathNews

Search for:
CathNews
is free

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:
Great Reads