Disability Royal Commission stops all its public events

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has suspended its public hearings, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.

The Commission has postponed the following hearings-
• Education scheduled for next week in Brisbane
• Justice scheduled for April in Brisbane
• First Nations People with disability scheduled for May in Alice Springs

Community forums to be held in Tasmania this week are suspended.

Face to face private sessions have been suspended for the time being.