Document and video library

This procedural hearing took place on 19 August 2019 at Rydges Hotel in Auckland.

A survivor of abuse may ask a person or people to support them to share their experience of abuse at a private session of the Inquiry.

Watch the recording of the Inquiry's Preliminary Hearing live stream from the Environment Court in Auckland.

The Royal Commission is committed to ensuring survivors are safe and secure when they engage with the Royal Commission.

An overview of the scope of the public hearing starting on 29 October 2019.

A core participant is a person who: played, or may have played, a direct and significant role in relation to the matters to which the inquiry relates has a significant interest in a substantial aspect of the matters to which the inquiry relates may be subject to explicit or serious criticism during the inquiry or in the report Participants, including survivors, agencies, faith-based institutions, and social service providers, can apply for core participant status at any time during the life of the inquiry.

Instructions on submitting an experssion of interest to be included in the Survivor Advisory Group.

The report created after the public consultation on the draft Terms of Reference.

A letter from Sir Anand Satyanand to Minister Tracy Martin after carrying out the initial consultation to help establish the Inquiry.

Minutes outlining details of the Inquiry's Procedural hearing in August 2019.