New chair, Justice Lowell Goddard, says inquiry may last four years and
will go beyond the previous cut-off point of 1970 for claims The New Zealand judge appointed to be the third head of the troubled
investigation into historical allegations of child abuse has confirmed
that she will consider looking into cases as far back as 1945 and that
the inquiry could last four years.
Justice Lowell Goddard said there was a balance to be struck between the need for a thorough investigation and making it manageable and timely. But in radio interviews she confirmed that she would consider claims going back before 1970 – the cut-off point of previous inquiries.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/05/child-sex-abuse-inquiry-justice-lowell-goddard
Justice Lowell Goddard said there was a balance to be struck between the need for a thorough investigation and making it manageable and timely. But in radio interviews she confirmed that she would consider claims going back before 1970 – the cut-off point of previous inquiries.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/05/child-sex-abuse-inquiry-justice-lowell-goddard