AUSTRALIA
The Courier
By FIONA HENDERSON May 28, 2013
IN April last year, then Victorian premier Ted Baillieu announced he would set up a state government inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations.
Since then, the bipartisan family and community development committee has received 405 written submissions and conducted more than 160 hearing sessions.
This included evidence from 45 organisations in public hearings, which finished yesterday with the testimony of Australia’s top-ranking Catholic, Cardinal George Pell.
Written submissions will still be received until June 7, with the committee’s report expected on September 30.
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