AUSTRALIA
Adelaide Now
A GREENS MP has renewed his bid to introduce NSW legislation that would allow victims of sexual abuse to sue the Catholic Church.
Under state laws that have been in place since 1936, the Catholic Church does not exist as an individual legal entity.
Now that a royal commission into the abuse scandal has been announced, David Shoebridge wants victims to be offered a legal remedy and have larger compensation payments made available to them.
“We have achieved the royal commission, so now it is essential that we press forward with this legislation. It needs to be part of the commission’s terms of reference,” Mr Shoebridge said on Monday.
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