Under section 17 of the Inquiries Act 2013, the Inquiry can designate a person or group as a core participant in the Inquiry. Core participant status gives general rights to a person or group to give evidence and make submissions to the Inquiry,

The Abuse in Care Inquiry had issued an interim order restricting public access to all documents and material supplied by Crown agencies. Information disclosed to the Royal Commission cannot be released publicly until thh Inquiry decides to so do.

The Abuse in Care Inquiry has and will continue to receive information from victims and survivors participating in private sessions with Commissioners. The Inquiry takes very seriously the need to protect the privacy and confidentiality of this

This practice note explains how participants can apply for legal assistance to engage with the Royal Commission. People and groups can participate in the Royal Commission’s work in a number of ways and, in most cases, a lawyer will not be required

Distressing content warning. Ms O’Hagan provided historical context of abuse in the psychiatric system, including as it relates to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, key milestones between 1950 and 1999 and the survivor movement. She described what ‘abuse in

Distressing content warning. Dr Stace gave a disability perspective on the road to the Royal Commission. A Government inquiry in 1953 recommended that the existing psychopaedic institutions be extended into large ‘mental deficiency colonies’

Distressing content warning. Presentation starts at 13:45. Professor Stanley gave evidence about the nature of abuse in State care based on her extensive research for the published book The Road To Hell: State Violence against Children in Postwar

Distressing content warning. This statement was read on behalf of the Human Rights Commission by Disability Rights Commissioner, Ms Paula Tesoriero.

Distressing content warning. Presentation starts at 15:20. Ms Calman suffered physical and sexual abuse and neglect early on in life while growing up in her family home. While she first came to State notice in approximately May 1961, it took six

Distressing content warning. Presentation starts at 06:30. Presentation starts at 04:30. Evidence from Sonja Cooper and Amanda Hill on behalf of Cooper Legal addressed:. The beginnings of the civil claims against the State for abuse in psychiatric