Submissions
The Committee received 578 written submission including public, name withheld, confidential, supplementary and additional submissions requested by the Committee following in camera hearings. Of the 578 submissions, 413 were considered for publication. Every submission has been worked through from an investigatory, policing, privacy and legal perspective to analyse the content and appropriately deal with the information it provides to the Inquiry.
The Committee has completed its analysis of submissions for publication on its website. Of the 413 submissions processed, 352 were approved for publication, subject to relevant redactions. Some of those submissions have been extensively redacted as they contain multiple adverse reflections, inappropriate content, information that may impede on current police investigations or that leads to the identification of minors.
Following the completion of the Inquiry and the tabling of the Report on 13 November 2013, the Committee continued to review and process submissions, mindful that there was no scope for any further rights of reply or to change the classification of submissions.
The Committee decided not to publish some submissions for the following reasons:
- 29 cases are currently under investigation by Victoria Police or are pending matters before the Victorian courts
- the submission contains specific allegations or information relating to a current investigation or potential future investigation
- the submission was made by someone other than the victim, and the victim has not consented to the information being made public
- the submission is confidential
- the content is outside the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference
- the submission is difficult to understand following extensive redactions due to multiple adverse reflections or inappropriate content in the submission
- the submission contains personal or health information of a victim, secondary victim or significant others (third parties), and it is not in the public interest for that information to be publicly available
- the information in the submission was made by a minor or leads to the identification of a minor (consistent with the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005).
Ambikapathy, Patmalar (184.06 Kb)
Anglican Diocese of Melbourne (3.40 Mb)
Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta (114.16 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 1 (125.33 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 2 (247.74 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 3 (660.62 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 4 (222.11 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 5 (390.58 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 6 (356.43 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 7 (390.16 Kb) Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta_Appendix 8 (332.02 Kb)
Anglicare Victoria (240.35 Kb) Anglicare Victoria_Appendix 1 (111.08 Kb) Anglicare Victoria_Appendix 2 (76.05 Kb) Anglicare Victoria_Appendix 3 (28.39 Kb) Anglicare Victoria_Appendix 4 (83.20 Kb) Anglicare Victoria_Appendix 5 (123.10 Kb)
Ashcroft, Mairead (1.85 Mb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 1 (332.44 Kb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 2 (4.03 Mb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 3 (5.26 Mb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 4 (481.43 Kb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 5 (343.18 Kb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 6 (4.43 Mb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 7 (3.73 Mb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 8 (313.55 Kb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 9 (633.71 Kb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 10 (499.80 Kb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 11 (535.52 Kb) Ashcroft, Mairead_Appendix 12 (1.03 Mb)
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (3.93 Mb) Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission_Appendix 1 (246.55 Kb) Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission_Appendix 2 (508.96 Kb)
Australian Childhood Foundation (448.02 Kb)
Australian Lawyers Alliance (4.76 Mb)
Baker, Rosemary & Read, Phylis (1.57 Mb)
Ballarat District Group (66.52 Kb)
Ballarat Open Place Social and Support Group (2.02 Mb)
Baptist Union of Victoria (320.08 Kb) Baptist Union of Victoria_Supplementary Submission
Bartl, Bernd (101.11 Kb) Bartl, Bernd_Supplementary submission 1 (107.19 Kb)
Bayona, Aldo (68.56 Kb) Bayona, Aldo_Appendix 1 (2.66 Mb) Bayona, Aldo_Appendix 2 (54.86 Kb)
Boyle, James_Appendices (546.28 Kb)
Broken Rites 92.25 Kb Broken Rites_Appendix 1 (639.87 Kb) Broken Rites_Appendix 2 (252.94 Kb) Broken Rites_Appendix 3 (121.26 Kb) Broken Rites_Appendix 4 (55.01 Kb)
Broken Rites_Supplementary Submission (236.30 Kb)
Buddhist Council of Victoria (6.12 Mb)
Cahill, Professor Desmond (1.71 Mb)
Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) (3.19 Mb) Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) Appendix 1 (2.05 Mb)
Catholic Church Insurance (5.44 Mb)
Catholic Church in Victoria (1.02 Mb) Catholic Church in Victoria_Appendix 1 Part A (4.16 Mb) Catholic Church in Victoria_Appendix 1 Part B (5.49 Mb)
Catholic Church in Victoria_Supplementary Submission 1 (2.43 Mb) Catholic Church in Victoria_Supplementary Submission 2 (3.27 Mb) Catholic Church in Victoria_Supplementary Submission 3 (1.14 Mb) Catholic Church in Victoria_Supplementary Submission Appendix 1 (2.62 Mb) Catholic Church in Victoria_Supplementary Submission Appendix 2 2.18 Mb Catholics for Renewal (300.92 Kb) Catholics for Renewal_Supplementary Submission (759.61 Kb)
Catholics for Renewal Supplementary Submission_Appendix 1 (281.17 Kb)
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (2.37 Mb)
Children's Protection Society 539.02 Kb
Child Safety Commissioner (3.41 Mb)
COIN (144.52 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission A (190.66 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission B (864.82 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission B, Appendix 1 (567.09 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission C (298.60 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission D (657.57 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission E (4.41 Mb) COIN_Supplementary Submission F (497.97 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission G (680.44 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission H (726.54 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission I (253.15 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission J (643.62 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission K (2.14 Mb) COIN_Supplementary Submission L (77.42 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission M (98.00 Kb) COIN_Supplementary Submission N (1.60 Mb) COIN_Supplementary Submission O (1.55 Mb)
Coldrey, Barry (571.13 Kb) Coldrey, Barry_Supplementary Submission A (4.23 Mb) Coldrey, Barry_Supplementary Submission B (6.99 Mb)
Coleman, Betty (422.18 Kb) Coleman, Betty_Supplementary Submission (428.17 Kb)
Cooke, Bruce (69.46 Kb) Appendices 5.27 Mb
Crowe, Carol (150.80 Kb) Crowe, Carol_Appendix 1 (80.54 Kb)
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Czarnecki-Sindl, Simon (7.91 Mb)
D'Brass, Raymond (453.09Kb) D'Brass, Raymond_Appendix 1 (1.49 Mb) D'Brass, Raymond_Appendix 2 (70.10 Kb) D'Brass, Raymond_Appendix 3 (165.39 Kb) D'Brass, Raymond_Appendix 4 (156.97 Kb) D'Brass, Raymond_Appendix 5 (27.31 Kb)
Edwards, Howard (1.47 Mb) Appendices (848.47 Kb)
Ellis, John - see Right of Reply
Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc (648.56 Kb) Executive Council of Australian Jewry Inc_Appendix 1 (2.71 Mb)
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Mr Manny Waks & Mr Zephaniah Waks, Transcript, 10 December 2012
Fabbro, Mark (321.22 Kb) Fabbro, Mark_Appendix 1 (1.16 Mb) Fabbro, Mark_Appendix 2 (620.80 Kb) Fabbro, Mark_Appendix 3 (45.47 Kb) Fabbro, Mark_Appendix 4 (905.24 Kb)
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Fifi, Varlie (1.01 Mb) Fifi, Varlie_Appendix 1 (464.73 Kb)
Fitzpatrick, James (584.28 Kb)
Forgotten Australians Justice Committee (61.54 Kb)
For the Innocents (177.04 Kb) For the Innocents_Supplementary Submission (26.12 Kb)
Foster, Chrissie & Anthony (353.42 Kb)
Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 1 (269.26 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 2 (378.33 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 3 (1003.17 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 4 (1019.72 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 5 (79.60 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 6 (1.06 Mb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 7 (1.12 Mb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 8 (357.23 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 9 (3.95 Mb)
Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 10 (not available) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 11 (945.42 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 12 (956.36 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 13 (392.48 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 14 (597.05 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 15 (770.03 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 16 (513.60 Kb) Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Appendix 18 (120.40 Kb)
Foster, Chrissie & Anthony_Supplementary Submission (30.71 Kb)
Girl Guides Victoria (688.17 Kb)
Grey, Terry (not available)
Hersbach, Tony (3.55 Mb)
Hersbach, Tony_Appendix 1 (249.67 Kb) Hersbach, Tony_Appendix 2 (118.46 Kb) Hersbach, Tony_Appendix 3 (73.06 Kb) Hersbach, Tony_Appendix 4 (75.80 Kb) Hersbach, Tony_Appendix 5 (126.92 Kb) Hersbach, Tony_Supplementary Submission (380.66 Kb)
Higgs, Sandra (11.54Mb) Higgs, Sandra_Appendix (472.21 Kb)
Howe, Jennifer (not available)
Howe, Jennifer_Supplementary submission A (not available)
Howe, Jennifer_Supplementary submission B (not available)
Howe, Jennifer_Supplementary submission C (not available)
Howe, Jennifer_Supplementary submission C Appendix (not available)
Huynh, Thao (60.59 Kb) Huynh, Thao_Supplementary Submission (30.79 Kb)
Independent Schools Victoria (138.65 Kb)
In Good Faith and Associates & Melbourne Victims' Collective 849.31 Kb Appendices 1-10 (5.28 Mb) Appendices 11-15 (3.86 Mb) Appendices_16-23 (1.86 Mb) Islamic Council of Victoria (103.43 Kb)
Jesuit Social Services (564.34 Kb)
Jewish Community Council of Victoria (1.08 Mb) Jewish Community Council of Victoria_Supplementary Submission (166.45 Kb)
Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault (111.08 Kb)
Jones, Greg (2.35 Mb) Appendix 1 86.29 Kb
Keane, Michael (94.49 Kb) Keane, Michael_Supplementary submission (622.46 Kb)
Kendall (nee Elford), Maryke (91.38 Kb)
Krstic, Pam_Supplementary submission (902.36 Kb) Krstic, Pam_Appendix 1 (1.13 Mb) Krstic, Pam_Appendix 2 (18.65 Mb) Krstic, Pam_Appendix 3 (3.45 Mb)
Law Institute of Victoria (721.73 Kb) Law Institute of Victoria supplementary submission (735.63 Kb)
Lawrie, Susan (3.44 Mb) Lawrie, Susan_Appendix 1 (430.15 Kb) Lawrie, Susan_Appendix 3 (75.70 Kb) Lawrie, Susan_Appendix 4 (70.46 Kb) Lawrie, Susan_Appendix 5 (44.51 Kb) Lawrie, Susan_Appendix 6 (46.47 Kb) Lawrie, Susan_Appendix 7 (133.75 Kb) Lawrie, Susan_Appendix 8 (342.05 Kb)
Lawther, Ian (180.77 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Appendix 1 (51.21 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Supplementary Submission A (50.85 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Supplementary Submission B (54.81 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Supplementary Submission B Appendix 1 (662.29 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Supplementary Submission B Appendix 2 (598.73 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Supplementary Submission B Appendix 3 (270.85 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Supplementary Submission B Appendix 4 (58.96 Kb) Lawther, Ian_Supplementary Submission B Appendix 5 (169.33 Kb)
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Lewis Holdway Lawyers (1.45 Mb) Lewis Holdway Lawyers_Appendix 1 1.20 Mb Lewis Holdway Lawyers_Appendix 2 (298.99 Kb)
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MaKillop Family Services (617.59 Kb)
Mather, Jilliane (16.11 Mb) Mather, Jilliane_Appendix 1 (16.23 Mb) Mather, Jilliane_Appendix 2 (5.16 Mb) Moloney, Carmel (1.93 Mb)
McGowan, Hugh (17.65 Kb) McGowan, Hugh_Supplementary submission (115.11 Kb) McGowan, Hugh_Appendix 1 (136.27 Kb) McGowan, Hugh_Appendix 2 (277.19 Kb) McGowan, Hugh_Appendix 3 (755.92 Kb) McGowan, Hugh_Appendix 4 (629.17 Kb) McGowan, Hugh_Appendix 5 (137.39 Kb)
Michaelides, Juliana (56.31 Kb)
Middleton, Dr Steven (387.05 Kb)
Monagle, Bridget & Raymond (215.71 Kb)
Name Withheld 4 (1.53 Mb) Name Withheld 4A_Supplementary submission (1.53 Mb)
Name Withheld 11A_Supplementary submission (81.45 Kb) Name Withtheld 11B_Supplementary submission (53.41 Kb)
Name Withheld 18 1.62 Mb Name Withheld 18_Appendix 1 (10.46 Mb)
Name Withheld 22 (918.04 Kb) Name Withheld 22_Appendix 1 (270.52 Kb)
Name Withheld 22_Appendix 2 (75.10 Kb) Name Withheld 22_Appendix 3 (141.04 Kb) Name Withheld 22_Appendix 4 (47.51 Kb) Name Withheld 22_Appendix 5 (1.28 Mb) Name Withheld 22_Appendix 6 (1.03 Mb)
De-identified 1 (217.84 Kb) De-identified 1_Supplementary Submission (1.84 Mb)
De-identified 2 (934.45 Kb) De-identified 2_Appendix 3 (1001.51 Kb) De-identified 2_Appendix 5 (37.71 Kb) De-identified 2_Appendix 6 (249.83 Kb)
National Children's and Youth Law Centre (701.76 Kb)
O'Connor, Dr Heather (2.55 Mb)
O'Donnell, Phil Part 1 (200.30 Kb) O'Donnell, Phil Part 2 (290.94 Kb) O'Donnell, Phil Part 3 (4.45 Mb)
Parkinson, Professor Patrick AM, Professor of Law, Sydney University (1.17 Mb) Parkinson, Professor Patrick AM_Appendix 1-5 (1.91 Mb)
Paul, Tony (892.60 Kb) Paul, Tony_Appendix 1 (807.11 Kb) Paul, Tony_Appendix 2 (41.23 Kb) Paul, Tony, Appendix 3 (79.39 Kb) Paul, Tony_Appendix 4 (1.01 Mb) Paul, Tony_Appendix 5 (16.10 Mb) Paul, Tony_Appendix 6 (15.39 Mb) Paul, Tony_Appendix 7 (889.83 Kb) Paul, Tony_Appendix 8 (162.11 Kb)
Pell, Cardinal George, Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (178.89 Kb) Pell, Cardinal George_Appendix 1 (1.87 Mb) Pell, Cardinal George_Appendix 2 (1.29 Mb) Pell, Cardinal George_Appendix 3 (210.82 Kb) Pell, Cardinal George_Appendix 4 (40.70 Kb)
Pianto, Chris (1.97 Mb) Pianto, Chris_Appendix 1 (3.22 Mb) Pianto, Chris_Appendix 2 (2.00 Mb)
Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, Law and Advisory Committee (173.29 Kb)
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Rabbinical Council of Victoria (569.47 Kb)
Rafferty, Carmel (11.91 Mb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 2 (337.74 Kb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 3 (261.72 Kb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 4 (10.96 Mb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 7 No. 1 (179.00 Kb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 7 No. 2 (94.68 Kb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 7 No. 3 (136.91 Kb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 8 (817.83 Kb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 10 (8.08 Mb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 11 (3.79 Mb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 13 (1.70 Mb) Rafferty, Carmel_Appendix 15 (200.71 Kb)
Rafferty, Carmel_Supplementary Submission (6.68 Mb)
Rationalist Society of Australia (823.55 Kb)
Read, Angela, Lawther, Ian, Krstic, Pam (Joint Submission) (17.79 Mb)
Records and Information Management Professionals Australia (391.56 Kb) Records and Information Management Proferssionals Australia_Supplementary Submission 1 (257.41 Kb) Records and Information Management Proferssionals Australia_Supplementary Submission 2 (269.95 Kb)
Richey, Christopher (160.00 Kb)
Rutledge, Mary (not available)
Rutledge, Mary_Appendix 1 (not available)
Rutledge, Mary_Appendix 3 (not available)
Rutledge, Mary_Appendix 5 (not available)
Rutledge, Mary_Appendix 6 (not available)
Rutledge, Mary_Appendix 7 (not available)
Rutledge, Mary_Appendix 8 (not available)
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers (2.99 Mb)
Salvation Army (1.24 Mb) Salvation Army_Appendix 1 (29.76 Kb)
Salvation Army supplementary submission (2.47 Mb)
Save the Children Australia (1.12 Mb)
Scouts Victoria (180.07 Kb) Scouts Victoria_Appendix 1 (109.98 Kb) Scouts Victoria_Appendix 2 (167.39 Kb) Scouts Victoria_Appendix 3 (171.62 Kb) Scouts Victoria_Appendix 4 (4.03 Mb)
Scouts Victoria supplementary submission (121.73 Kb) Scouts Victoria supplementary submission - Appendix 1 (49.54 Kb) Scouts Victoria supplementary submission - Appendix 2 (89.76 Kb) Scouts Victoria supplementary submission - Appendix 3 (1.23 Mb) Scouts Victoria supplementary submission - Appendix 4 (90.71 Kb)
Scull, Mike (1.59 Mb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 1 (1.76 Mb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 3 (722.14 Kb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 4 (3.31 Mb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 5 (14.61 Kb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 6 (460.72 Kb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 7 (361.69 Kb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 8 (173.73 Kb) Scull, Mike_Appendix 9 (96.53 Kb)
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SNAP Australia (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priets)
SNAP Australia_Appendix 1 (1.19 Mb) SNAP Australia_Appendix 2 (750.61 Kb)
SNAP Australia_Supplementary Submission (352.43 Kb)
South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (101.67 Kb)
South Western Centre Against Sexual Assault (30.61 Kb)
St. Mary of the Angels' Parish, Geelong (Father Kevin Dillon) (713.75 Kb) St. Mary of the Angels' Parish, Geelong (Father Kevin Dillon)_Appendices (3.65 Mb)
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Suckling, Daryl (2.54 Mb) Suckling, Daryl_Supplementary submission 1 (2.88 Mb) Suckling, Daryl_Supplementary submission 2 (5.69 Mb)
Taylor, Professor Caroline (4.67 Mb) Taylor, Professor Caroline_Appendix 1 (4.29 Mb) Taylor, Professor Caroline_Appendix 2 (307.73 Kb) Taylor, Professor Caroline_Appendix 3 (217.94 Kb)
Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania (999.03 Kb)
Unthank, Steven_Supplementary Submission A Appendix 1 (981.43 Kb) Unthank, Steven_Supplementary Submission B Appendix 1 (6.29 Mb)
Van Gemert, Marita (812.50 Kb)
Victoria Institute of Teaching (69.47 Kb)
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Victorian Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (1.20 Mb)
Waks, Manny (326.15 Kb) Waks, Manny_Supplementary Submission (4.39 Mb)
Wallace, Max, Executive Member, Humanist Society of Queensland (334.39 Kb)
Waller Legal (1.93 Mb) Waller Legal_Supplementary Submission (3.43 Mb)
Walliker, Father Paul (31.97 Kb)
Walker, Alan (1.19 Mb) ISBN 9780646537782
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Australia (7.81 Mb) Watchtower_Appendix 1 (383.97 Kb) Watchtower_Appendix 2 3.58 Mb
Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault (WESTCASA) (329.42 Kb)
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Womens' Domestic Violence Crisis Service (WDVCS) (544.63 Kb)
Yeshivah Centre (331.13 Kb) Yeshivah Centre - Appendix 1 (129.98 Kb) Yeshivah Centre - Appendix 2 (98.79 Kb)
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