Submissions for public hearings into Ballarat and Melbourne Catholic Church authorities published

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
October 31, 2016

http://childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/2016-10/submissions-for-public-hearings-into-ballarat-and

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has published the written submissions for the public hearing into Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat.

The public hearing inquired into the response of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat and other Catholic Church authorities in Ballarat to allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy or religious.

It also inquired into the response of the Congregation of Christian Brothers in St Patrick’s Province, Australia, to allegations of child sexual abuse against Christian Brothers.

The submissions can be found on the Case Study 28 page.

The Royal Commission has also published the written submissions for the public hearing into the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

The submissions can be found on the Case Study 35 page.