Royal Commission to Investigate Tasmanian Bishop

By Muriel Porter
Church Times
February 17, 2017

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2017/17-february/news/world/royal-commission-to-investigate-tasmanian-bishop

current Bishop of Tasmania, the Rt Revd Richard Condie, has begun a disciplinary investigation into a retired bishop of the see, the Rt Revd Philip Newell, in response to a report issued by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

The report, on the response of the Church of England Boys’ Society (CEBS) and several dioceses, including Tasmania, to allegations of child sexual abuse, criticised Bishop Newell for failing to take action after complaints ...