The Commission will hold public hearings in Brisbane:
- Week 1: Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 April 2026
- Week 2: Monday 13 to Friday 17 April 2026.
The Commission has been undertaking a deep investigation into the residential care model over the past several months. The upcoming public hearings in April will consider matters concerning the costs of residential care for children and young people in State care.
The Inquiry will hear evidence from senior departmental officials responsible for investing, commissioning, procuring and financing Queensland’s residential care model and evidence from KPMG who has been engaged by the Commission to undertake an analysis of the critical inputs to the residential care model.
The hearings will explore several topics including:
- Different funding model arrangements
- Investment and commissioning in regional and remote areas
- Procurement processes
- Resourcing issues
- Licensing assessments
- Residential Care Costing Model
- Qualification and training for contract management staff
- The response by the department and government to manifest challenges facing the residential care model
Watch the livestream
When a public hearing is in session, you can watch the livestream of the hearing below, with a 10 minute delay from live proceedings.
Hearing session times are published below, and may change. Please check this webpage on the day for confirmed session times.
There are strict confidentiality requirements under the Child Protection Act 1999. This means publication of any details that identify a child in care is prohibited.
All livestreamed hearings are subject to the Order to Prohibit Publication of Evidence (PDF, 153.0 KB) (Non-publication order). The publication or sharing of information obtained through the video recordings below that breaches the non-publication order is strictly prohibited and may result in prosecution.
Viewers are advised, the livestream has a 10 minute delay. This is in case of a breach of protocol during the hearing, such as the accidental disclosure of confidential information (for example the name of a child has been revealed).
