AUSTRALIA
The Courier
By PATRICK BYRNE Nov. 20, 2013
A PEAK body representing the Catholic Church’s response to clerical child sex abuse has called on all states to immediately adopt a national compensation framework for victims.
Speaking to The Courier before giving a speech at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall last night, Truth Justice Healing Council chief executive officer, Francis Sullivan, said an independent compensation body was needed.
“I wrote yesterday, to all attorney generals in Australia, putting on their agenda that it’s time to put in place this national compensation scheme,” Mr Sullivan said.
“Not in, say, three or four years when the royal commission recommends it.
“I totally get that bit about people saying ‘well this is all very fine, but when are we going to see real action?’”
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