Key recommendations from abuse inquiry

SOME KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CHILD ABUSE ROYAL COMMISSION:

NATIONAL:

- New National Office for Child Safety within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

- Office to report to parliament, develop new national framework for child safety, and become a stand-alone body within 18 months

- States, territories to aid development of new national framework for child safety

- Regular, national studies on extent of child abuse in institutions, other settings

- New federal minister responsible for mitigating abuse risks, and keeping kids safe

FOR VICTIMS:

- National helpline and website to support victims

- Legal advice service to help victims launch criminal and civil proceedings against abusers

- More federal, state funds to close gaps in sexual assault services

- A national memorial for victims of institutional abuse

FOR ABUSERS, INFORMANTS:

- Better support services for adults who fear they'll become abusers and reach out for help

- Strong legal protections for informants who report alleged abuse in good faith

LEGAL & RELIGIOUS CHANGE:

- Removal of any time limits on damages cases involving child institutional abuse

- New criminal offence, called failure to report, requiring all adults to report known or suspected child abuse in religious and other institutions

- Offence would cover clergy, who would have to disclose any abuse admissions made during religious confession

- Australian Catholic Bishops Conference should push the Vatican to make celibacy voluntary, publish criteria for the selection of bishops, and remove time limits for actions over abuse claims

- Conference should push the Vatican for a broad overhaul of canon law, seeking specific references to sexual crimes against children

- Conference should seek to end use of "pontifical secret" so it can no longer be applied to abuse allegations

EDUCATION:

- Mandatory education programs in preschools and schools aimed at preventing abuse

- Expanded education programs for parents about abuse risks

- National curriculum for online safety education in schools

CARERS:

- Yearly reviews of out-of-home carers, including private interviews with children placed with them

SCHOOLS:

- COAG must consider strengthening teacher registration requirements

- In particular, COAG should review minimum national requirements for assessing suitability of teachers

YOUTH DETENTION:

- Youth detention centres should consider using technology, like CCTV and body-worn cameras, to film child/staff interactions

- Children must be kept out of adult prisons