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- Child Abuse Royal Commission Case Study 25 (Or: A Few Thoughts About Redress) March 20, 2015
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- Bilgrimage Article on a US Inquiry into Child Abuse November 4, 2014
- Victims and Lawyers (Or: He Who Pays the Piper …) September 9, 2014
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Tag Archives: Judy Courtin
The “Towards Healing” Hearings Begin (Or: Gray’s Gaffe)
The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began its fourth hearing today. The lawyer representing the Catholic Church was afforded the courtesy of giving the opening statements – and he totally blew it. Peter Gray (gray@blackstone.com.au), … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal Pell, Frank Derriman, George Pell, Joan Isaacs, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Peter Gray, Pope Francis, Towards Healing, Trish Charter
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Judy Courtin’s Submission (Or: Not Mincing Words)
Image: Researcher Judy Courtin (Source: The Herald) The formal submission by Judy Courtin (see previous posting), a Monash University researcher, to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, is based on interviews with many victims, lawyers … Continue reading
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Tagged (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, archbishop of Boston, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, “Sexual Assaults and the Catholic Church: Are Victims Finding Justice?”, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic clergy child sexual assault, compensation, counseling, Domus Australia, Ellis defence, Frank Little, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Response, Monash University, Nicola Ellis, Pope Francis, Sean O'Malley, Towards Healing, Vicarious Liability, Victorian Inquiry
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What Is The Next Hearing About? (Or: Towards Reeling)
Image: (with apologies to Tandberg) The next hearings of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will begin on 9th December, in Sydney. More than a year after the announcement of the Royal Commission by former … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican child abuse, Archbishop Aspinall, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, George Pell, Janette Dines, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, Julia Gillard, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Marist Brothers child abuse, Melbourne Response, Phillip Aspinall, Sarah Macneil, Towards Healing
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Comments From Victims And Activists (Or: My Lawyer Can Beat Your Lawyer)
The Victorian State Parliamentary enquiry into child sexual abuse by clergy has presented its report, which contains 15 principal recommendations for the Victorian Government (see yesterday’s posting). Laws covering these recommendations are expected to be passed by the Parliament early … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Sdrinis, Australian (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Catholic Church, compensation, government funding, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, tax exemption, Victorian Inquiry
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The Compensation Issue (Or: Placing A Value On A Life)
The Victorian state Parliamentary enquiry into clerical child sexual abuse will release its report tomorrow. It had originally been due for release by 30th September. While it is expected to recommend mandatory reporting laws for clergy, with a custodial sentence … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Collins, Anthony Foster, Australian (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Care Leavers Australia Network, Catholic Church, CLAN, compensation, Depression, disability pension, Dr Vivian Waller, Ellis defence, Father Kevin Dillon, Felicity Hampel, Judge Felicity Hampel, Judy Courtin, Kevin Andrews, Kevin Dillon, Leonie Sheedy, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, mandatory reporting, Melbourne Response, Nikki Hartman, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Relationships Australia, Russell Robert Walker, Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews, Statute of Limitations, Stephen Woods, Towards Healing, Victorian Inquiry, Vivian Waller
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The Catholic Church’s Submission on “Towards Healing” (Or: Top Spinner)
The Catholic Church’s PR unit, set up to deal with fall-out from the Royal Commission, has managed to get in first with its arguments, before the commission holds hearings on the discredited “Towards Healing” program at the end of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic PR unit, Chris Wilding, David Shoebridge, Domus Australia, Francis Sullivan, George Pell, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Response, NSW police Memorandum of Understanding, Scouts, Section 316 of the Crimes Act, Towards Healing, Truth Justice and Healing Council
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Terms of Reference – Compensation (Or: Here’s Your Brass Watch, Now Get Lost)
Image source: http://www.irishecho.com.au/tag/royal-commission-into-child-abuse Noted law academic, Judy Courtin, remarked in an article in The Conversation that, “the elephant in the room is the issue of compensation.” While the royal commission’s terms of reference do not allow it to award compensation, … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Lawyers Alliance, Brian Hayes (Fine Gael), Catholic Church, Christian Brothers, David vs. Goliath, Forgotten Australians, Irish enquiry, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, Queensland Government Redress Scheme, Redress Review Committee, Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002, Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Seán Ryan, The Education Finance Board, The States of Fear
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Some Laws that Need to be Changed (Or: The Spirit is Willing but the Law is Weak)
Bit of a diatribe today about the need for several changes to existing laws. This is a real-time account. Since some people will not read this entry until the royal commission is concluded, they will have the benefit of reading … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, compensation claims, confessional, courts, David Shoebridge, Ellis defence, extradition treaty, fines, Forgotten Australians, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, legal aid, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Ombudsman, paedophiles, rogue organisations, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Statute of Limitations, United Nations, Vatican State, willing participant argument
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