‘Our voices will be heard’: survivors herald court ruling against tactics used by Australian churches to avoid abuse claims
Lawyers and abuse survivors call on institutions to cease using stays and for legislation to reopen past cases where tactic was used
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Abuse survivors and lawyers have called on the Catholic church and other institutions to cease using permanent stays to shield themselves from abuse claims and for legislative reform to reopen past cases where the tactic has been used.
A Guardian investigation earlier this year revealed how the Catholic church was routinely telling Australian courts that delay, the death of paedophile clergy and the absence of documentary evidence left it unable to receive a fair trial in abuse cases.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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