Rather than focusing on narrow changes in criminal law, the commission's sweeping report goes beyond the issue of rape to assess widespread discrimination against women, societal biases against daughters, workplace sexual harassment, child sexual abuse, the trafficking of women and children and the deep-rooted problems with Indian policing.
Research needs to be conducted on other issues that impact upon girl child education such as sexual harassment, child labor, cultural practices and issues around women in management.
In the past few years, schools have begun themes and discussions on stopping the harassment of children by other children.
The commission earlier heard that in 1989, staff from the Holy Family parish in Doveton met with the then auxiliary bishop George Pell, who is now a cardinal of the Roman Catholic church, with a list of grievances, including Searson's harassment of children, staff and parents, his cruelty towards animals, and his showing children a coffin.
In 1988, via Operation Rescue, intense harassment of children from demonstrators forced us to close our on-site clinic childcare centre for clients and staff.
"In the face of the extraordinary evidence of such abuse and harassment of children in immigration detention in Nauru there must be an investigation into whether this is an explicit breach of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's duty of care," said the former's chief executive, Marc Purcell.
The new penalty for harassment of children by photographers or video camera operators is as long as a year in jail and a maximum fine of $10,000.
Established in 1997 by NGO Plan Nepal, the committee's 25 volunteers visit homes to mediate cases of domestic violence, sexual harassment and child marriage, and property disputes.
They asked witnesses to acknowledge that Mr. Kennedy, who is charged with harassment and child endangerment, had spoken politely and calmly until nurses tried to block him from an elevator and a stairwell.
Large protests over a fatal gang rape became front-page news around the world, and protesters, led by women, demanded stronger laws against rape, sexual harassment and child abuse.
