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Public Hearings: 27 April – 15 May 2023
The purpose of these public hearings was for the Yoorrook Justice Commission to question Victorian government ministers, senior bureaucrats and the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police about the administration of the child protection and criminal justice systems.
Witnesses
Adam Reilly, Executive Director, Wimmera South Region Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Andrea Davidson, Commissioner, Youth Justice
Argiri Alisandratos, Acting Associate Secretary, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Commissioner Meena Singh
Dr Tamar Hopkins
Eleanor Williams, Executive Director, Strategy and Policy, Department of Health
Joshua Smith, Deputy Secretary, Youth Justice, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Kate Houghton, Secretary, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Katherine Whetton, Deputy Secretary, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Health
Larissa Strong, Commissioner, Corrections Victoria
Marian Chapman, Deputy Secretary, Courts, Civil and Criminal Law, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Raylene Harradine PSM, Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Self-Determination and Outcomes, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Ryan Phillips, Acting Associate Secretary, Corrections and Justice Services, Department of Justice and Community Safety
Shane Patton APM, Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police
The Hon. Anthony Carbines MP
The Hon. Enver Erdogan MP
The Hon. Jaclyn Symes MLC
The Hon. Lizzie Blandthorn MP
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Date: 27 April - 15 May 2023
Topic: Child protection system
Topic: Criminal justice system
Public Hearings: 5 to 9 December 2022
The purpose of these public hearings were to hear from Aboriginal leaders working in child protection as part of Yoorrook’s inquiry into the harm done to First Peoples by unjust laws and practices within this system.
Witnesses
Aaron Wallace
Ashley Morris
Aunty Charmaine Clarke
Aunty Eva Jo Edwards
Aunty Glenys Watts
Aunty Hazel Hudson
Aunty Jill Gallagher
Aunty Muriel Bamblett
Aunty Rieo Ellis
Commissioner Meena Singh
Dr Jacynta Krakouer
Felicia Dean
Ian Hamm
Karinda Taylor
Kimberley Do
Lisa Thorpe
Magistrate Kay Macpherson
Shellee Strickland
Stacey Brown
Tracey Dillon
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Date: 5-9 December 2022
Topic: Child protection system