AUSTRALIA
ABC News
Church leaders and victim support groups are among those to suggest what terms of reference should be adopted for the royal commission into institutional child sexual abuse.
The deadline for submissions into the royal commission’s terms of reference passes today.
A submission from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference says the commission should focus on preventing future abuse, promoting healing for past victims and identifying systemic institutional failures.
The bishops are meeting this week to discuss the church’s response to the royal commission and other matters.
Conference president Archbishop Denis Hart says victims must also be allowed to choose to give evidence in private.
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