Putting the Picture Together - Inquiry into the Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities - Digest

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In
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter website
Author
Gordon, Sue; Hallahan, Kay and Henry, Darrell
Publication Date
2002
URL
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AILR/2002/65.html
Description
This article summarises the structure and purpose of the Western Australian 'Inquiry into the Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities' (also known as the Gordon Inquiry). The article highlights the fact that the inquiry had a very short time-frame in which to investigate complex matters.

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Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities, Western Australia (28 November 2001 - 31 July 2002)

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