Report may be out by Christmas

The findings of the Royal Commission into the March 15 terror attack are expected to be released by the Government before Christmas.

The Royal Commission will hand its report to the internal affairs minister tomorrow, after more than 18 months of investigating what state organisations, including police and the spy agencies, knew about the terrorist and could have done to prevent the attack.

The terrorist, a 29-year-old Australian national, was sentenced to life without parole in August for the killing of 51 people, the attempted murder of 40, and for committing a terrorist act. The massacre took place at two Christchurch mosques on March 15, 2019.

Under the Inquiries Act, Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti must table the report in the House ‘‘as soon as practicable’’, making it public. She expected that would be before Christmas, but the report was likely to be ‘‘quite lengthy’’.

The Royal Commission held nearly 400 meetings and interviews.