The Royal Commission held a public hearing in Sydney from Wednesday 2 to Monday 11 March 2016.
The public hearing inquired into the experiences of children who received dance instruction at RG Dance Pty Ltd in Chiswick NSW, and former Students of Australian Institution of Music in Surry Hills, New South Wales between 2002 and 2011.
The scope and purpose of the public hearing was to inquire into:
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The experiences of children who received dance instruction at RG Dance Pty Ltd (RG Dance), in Chiswick, New South Wales.
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The response of RG Dance and its members of staff to concerns raised or complaints made about the behaviour of Mr Grant Davies, dance instructor.
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The experiences of former students of Australian Institute of Music (AIM) in Surry Hills, New South Wales between 2002 and 2011.
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The response of AIM to allegations of child sexual abuse of students made against Professor Victor Makarov, a pianist.
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The policies, practices and procedures of RG Dance and AIM in relation to raising and responding to concerns and complaints about child sexual abuse.
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Any related matters.
Opening address
Submission
Transcript
Witness list
Case Study 37: Counsel Assisting, David Lloyd
Case Study 37: RG Dance studio and Australian Institute of Music public hearing
Case Study 37: Commissioner Bob Atkinson AO APM, Justice Jennifer Coate and Commissioner Helen Milroy
Case Study 37: Justice Jennifer Coate and Commissioner Helen Milroy
