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Tom Phillips inquiry: one family’s tragedy now a chance to reform NZ’s child protection system

By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato

The inquiry is essential to establish accountability, and to ensure New Zealand’s child protection framework meets international standards of care and vigilance.

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