Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

All individuals and organisations wishing to provide input into the royal commission will have ample opportunity to do so. We anticipate that the royal commission will begin its public work early next year. We have established a call centre and an email address and, as of Friday, 16 November, over 170 calls had already been received. The call centre is taking down people's names and contact details and including these in a register that will be provided to the secretariat of the royal commission. The secretariat will then send details to registered callers about how to make a formal submission to the commission. Regular updates on the establishment of the royal commission will be posted at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website. We want to make sure that as many Australians as want to make a submission are able to do so.

Can I just, on behalf of the government, thank those senators who have already indicated their support for the work of the commission.