A commission of inquiry will examine child sexual abuse allegations within Tasmania's out-of-home care system.
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The inquiry will on Tuesday begin week three of public hearings as part of its investigation into state government responses to historical and contemporary abuse within the public service.
A survivor is expected to be the first person to give evidence, followed by Child and Family Service executive director Claire Lovell and MacKillop Family Services CEO Robyn Miller.
The hearing will focus on safeguards for children in the system, risks of abuse, how to improve responses, as well as levels of oversight and accountability.
The out-of-home system provides formal care to children and young people who are assessed as unable to live safely at home.
The inquiry, which is set to provide a final report by May 2023, has already examined child sexual abuse allegations within Tasmania's education system.
It has been told of allegations not being followed up, alleged perpetrators being moved schools and issues with investigations, including a lack of information sharing between bodies.
The inquiry was called by the state Liberal government in November 2020 after abuse allegations against nurse James Geoffrey Griffin received media attention.
Thirty-two public servants have been stood down since October 2020 as a result of allegations of child sexual abuse.
Six have returned to work having been cleared by code-of-conduct investigations.
Australian Associated Press