NEW ZEALAND
Radio New Zealand
June 17, 2018
By Phil Pennington
Some Catholic priests across the Tasman will soon be facing a $10,000 fine if someone confesses child sex abuse to them and they don’t report it to the police.
Both South Australia and ACT have law changes coming to crack open the confessional.
It is expected that the confession-breaking laws could spread nationwide, as part of the federal government’s recently released response to the Royal Commission into child sex abuse’s recommendations.
An adviser to the Royal Commission, Professor Des Cahill, said the implications extended to New Zealand.
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