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Directions Hearing: 5 and 8 February 2016

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
February 7, 2016

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/860eabc6-e0fc-453a-b9d4-51a89852fede/case-study-28,-february-2016

The Royal Commission held a directions hearing  in Sydney on Friday 5 and Monday 8 February 2016.

The purpose of the directions hearing was to consider Cardinal George Pell’s capacity to attend the third part of the public hearing into Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat.

This was immediately followed by a directions hearing to consider Bishop Ronald Mulkearns’ capacity to attend the third part of the public hearing into Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat.
 
Read Reasons for Decision with respect to Cardinal George Pell (PDF 113KB)
Read Reasons for Decision with respect to Cardinal George Pell (DOC 16KB)

Read Reasons for Decisions with respect to Bishop Ronald Mulkearns (PDF 232KB)
Read Reasons for Decisions with respect to Bishop Ronald Mulkearns (DOC 25KB)

Stage 3: February 2016

This public hearing will be continued from 22 – 26 February 2016.

Stage 2: December 2015

The second stage of this public hearing was held at the County Court of Victoria from Monday 7 to Wednesday 16 December 2015.

Stage 1: May 2015

The first part of this public hearing was held at Ballarat Magistrates Court from Tuesday 19 to Friday 29 May 2015.

The scope and purpose of the public hearing is to inquire into:
  1. The response of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and of other Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat to allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy or religious.
  2. The response of Victoria Police to allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy or religious which took place within the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat.
  3. Any related matters.

 




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