Information on the Government’s decisions on the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry can be found in the Cabinet papers, briefings to Ministers and responses to the Official Information Act requests below.
Research reports and Crown statements to inquiry hearings are also available below as supporting information.
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Cabinet papers
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2025
Decisions relating to work on an improved redress pathway and interim enhancements to current processes, 2 April 2025
Decisions relating to the appointment of the independent arbiter to make determinations on individual redress payments for survivors of torture at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit, 2 April 2025
Decisions relating to redress for survivors of torture at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit, 7 February 2025
Decisions relating to addressing inequity in some previous Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit settlements, 13 January 2025
2024
Initial response to Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry's final report Whanaketia through pain and trauma, from darkness to light, 5 December 2024
Further actions to accompany the apology, 27 November 2024
Responding the Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill, 21 November 2024
Payments for survivors of the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital Child and Adolescent Unit who have a terminal illness [PDF, 1.1 MB], August 2024
Acknowledgement of torture at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital Child and Adolescent Unit [PDF, 2.2 MB], July 2024
Initial response to the final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care [PDF, 2.3 MB], July 2024
Work programme for the Crown’s response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry [PDF, 12 MB], June 2024
Decisions on a joint-Ministerial advisory group and delivery of a public apology [PDF, 1022 KB], March 2024
2023
Minister for the Public Service's intended appointees to Design and Advisory Groups and records of decisions, July 2023 [PDF, 2.6 MB]
Next stages of work on immediate projects to improve survivors’ experience of seeking redress, May 2023 [PDF, 4.1 MB]
Terms of Reference for the Design and Advisory Groups to prepare proposals for survivors redress and decision record, May 2023 [PDF, 2.1 MB]
2022
Cabinet agreement to new redress system design arrangements, December 2022 [PDF, 18 MB]
Agreement to work on four immediate projects ahead of new independent redress system and record of decision, August 2022 [PDF, 2 MB]
2021
Agreement to develop an independent redress system informed by the Royal Commission’s findings and recommendations, December 2021 [PDF, 1.5 MB]
2019
Crown Resolution Strategy for resolving historical claims arising from abuse in state care, December 2019 [PDF, 1.7 MB]
Agreement on process for aligning the Crown’s business with the six principles to guide Abuse in Care Inquiry response, December 2019 [PDF, 883 KB]
Agreed process for working with non-government organisations (NGOs) and Crown entities to identify their support needs, September 2019 [PDF, 4.6 MB]
Crown’s strategic approach to its engagement with the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, April 2019 [PDF, 1 MB]
Briefings to Ministers
Briefings to Incoming Ministers
Incoming Ministers receive briefings following the formation of a new Government or changes to Cabinet.
These documents have been proactively released. Redactions made to the documents have been made consistent with provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.
Other ministerial briefings
Research provided to the Royal Commission
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Crown statements
The following statements have been given by the Crown to Royal Commission hearings:
