The Inquiry’s first public hearing on redress processes relating to abuse in State-Care will hear evidence about civil claims made against any agency, agent, department, or entity of the Crown[1] or third party who delivered services on their behalf (e.g.
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Witnesses

Philip Knipe, Chief Legal Advisor, will give evidence on behalf of the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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Simon MacPherson is one of three witnesses giving evidence on behalf of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).
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Garth Young has been employed by MSD or its predecessors since 1984 and has held a number of roles.
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Linda Hrstich-Meyer is currently General Manager of Historic Claims at MSD, and has held a variety of roles within MSD for over 20 years.
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Steven Groom is General Manager of Public Ministerial and Executive Services at Oranga Tamariki.
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Helen Hurst is Associate Deputy Secretary, Operational Delivery in the Ministry of Education’s Sector Enablement and Support group (MOE).
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Brett Dooley, Group Manager, National Service Delivery and Legal Services Commissioner at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) will provide the primary evidence, which covers general principles of legal aid and the history of legal aid for historic abuse claimants, including those claimants represented by Cooper Legal.
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Una Jagose QC, who previously held roles within the Crown Law Office (CLO) since 2002 until her appointment as Solicitor-General in February 2016, will give evidence about CLO’s involvement in historic claims and the Crown’s approach to redress.
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