In his first public comments since September Brisbane Lions' coach Chris Fagan said he has a "clear conscience" following accusations levelled against him in the ongoing Hawthorn racism crisis.

Fagan and current North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson were central to explosive claims of racist conduct directed at three Indigenous former Hawks during the pair's time as coaching staff at the club.

Both Fagan and Clarkson denied any wrongdoing.

The Brisbane boss stepped away from his duties as coach for a period shortly after news broke.

An AFL-initiated investigation involving multiple parties began in October.

Speaking at the Lions' preseason press conference on Monday, Fagan refused to address a number of questions in relation to the inquiry.

The 64-year-old said he had signed a confidentiality agreement alongside others involved in the probe.

According to Fagan, the allegations have not resulted in a lack of trust with his current players, a number of whom soughted him out for private individual conversations.

He said he has moved past the struggles he felt in the weeks after news broke.

"I've got a very clear conscience," he said.

"They say that a clear conscience is a great sedative and I'm sleeping well."

Directly asked if he has "ever told a player that they need to abort a pregnancy" by a reporter, Fagan hinted at ending the press conference if the subject of questions did not shift.

"I'm not going to play this out in public," he said.

The AFL has repeatedly said the findings of the investigations will be made public.

Its December 22 end-date was doubted by Fagan on Monday.

"We all thought it was going to be over at Christmas time but it'll go longer than that," he said.

"I'm just patiently waiting for my opportunity to speak at the investigation."