Tasmania's premier has promised a trauma-informed approach to the release of a report into child sexual abuse in state institutions after claims survivors have been left in the dark.
A commission of inquiry, which held public hearings last year, heard harrowing accounts of abuse and government failings in the justice, education, health and out-of-home care systems.
The inquiry's final report will be provided to the governor on August 31 and must be made public within 10 sitting days of parliament.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the timeline meant the report would be released no later than September 28.
"I appreciate that there are victim-survivors and their supporters who are waiting on these recommendations," he said on Thursday.
"I will table the final report in the House of Assembly on the next available sitting day once the governor’s review is complete."
The inquiry was called in 2020 after allegations made against Ashley Youth Detention Centre workers and a nurse, who took his own life after being charged with child sexual offences, were aired.
A whistleblower and an inquiry witness recently told The Mercury newspaper many survivors were "in the dark" about how the government planned to release the report.
"Victim-survivors, whistleblowers and others affected are bracing themselves for information that will be re-traumatising and deeply distressing," Alysha and Jack Davenport said.
Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff told parliament uncertainty was "rife" among victim-survivors and she feared the information would be "hidden" during the redacting process.
The governor can redact parts of the report on advice from the executive council if considerations such as personal or financial privacy or the right to a fair trial outweigh the public interest.
"We hope the (state) government legal team would be taking advice from the (commission) legal team about what is sensitive (and) what is not compromising to future legal action," Dr Woodruff said.
Mr Rockliff said he was acutely aware of the need for a trauma-informed approach to the release of the report, already delayed by several months.
He said it was vital victim-survivors, state service employees and the community felt supported and able to report concerns.
"Over the course of the (inquiry), the Tasmanian government has provided additional resources to local support services to support those affected," Mr Rockliff said.
"We will ensure those services continue once the (inquiry) concludes."
Mr Rockliff said a detailed government response to the report would be released before the end of the year.
The state government has already pledged to implement all report recommendations.
The inquiry was told it was open for the commission to find the detention centre, which has operated for some 20 years, was a "monster".
The government pledged to close the centre by the end of 2024 and set up more therapeutic facilities but that timeline is expected to be pushed back.
