Directions hearing called

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
December 23, 2015

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/2015-12/directions-hearing-called-(1)

The Royal Commission has called a directions hearing to be held in Sydney on Friday 5 February 2016 at 10am immediately following the directions hearing in relation to Cardinal Pell.

The purpose of the directions hearing is to consider Bishop Ronald Mulkearns’ capacity to attend the third part of the public hearing into Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat.

The directions hearing will be presided over by Justice Peter McClellan AM, Chair of the Royal Commission and will be live-streamed.