An official inquiry is underway led by Queensland’s Family and Child Commission following the conviction of Ashley Paul Griffith for more than 300 charges committed in childcare centres in Brisbane and Italy. The premier says the child protection system is "broken" and in need of the review which will hopefully be finished next year.
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00:00It was a case that shocked the country.
00:04Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty to more than 300 charges against children.
00:09It was the most horrific of crimes.
00:11It highlighted failures in the system.
00:14More of the same isn't going to cut it and we are taking action.
00:18The Queensland Government has now tasked the state's Family and Child Commission head
00:22to lead an inquiry to identify weaknesses in the system.
00:26No child should ever experience child sexual abuse and it's abhorrent that it continues
00:31to occur in a modern society.
00:33It is essential that when parents drop their kids off at childcare or at school that they
00:38know that they are safe and that is exactly what this review will do.
00:44The terms of reference are wide ranging and include establishing the timeline of Griffith's
00:48conduct, examining the police and blue card system and identifying best practice to protect
00:54children from sexual abuse.
00:57Nothing short of getting to the bottom of the broken system will cut it in the eyes
01:02of Queenslanders.
01:03I hope that when the recommendations come down that the government actually implement
01:07them.
01:08Let's have a look at what the commissioner hands to government and we'll know more.
01:11This is day one of this inquiry.
01:14The review is due to be finished this year.
01:16Luke Twyford says he'll release updates as the inquiry unfolds.
01:21I commit to conducting this review with transparency.
01:24I am a bit concerned that it might need to be a bit longer but I guess it just depends
01:28how well everybody plays in the sandpit.