Tasmania's commission of inquiry hears from a woman who tried to stop her abuser from teaching

As a seven-year-old, Kerri Collins was abused by a teacher at her primary school. Key points: Kerri Collins was sexually abused by a teacher in the late 1980s Studying social work at the university in the early 2000s, she learnt that her perpetrator was still teaching children She's told the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings about how the system didn't believe her WARNING: This story contains details that may cause distress. Ms Collins gave evidence on Monday to the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings. "The department can do more, he says, to improve the processes for investigating allegations of child sexual abuse committed by current staff," Ms Bennett said. "Mr Bullard says further that the department must do more to support its staff to help them understand how to prevent, identify and respond to suspicions and allegations of child sexual abuse, to listen to the voices of children and young people," Ms Bennett said.