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The Ellis Submission (Or: Final Vindication?)
Image: John Ellis (Source: http://www.clinchlongletherbarrow.com.au) One of the submissions to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse which is worthy of close study is that by John and Nicola Ellis, both of whom are lawyers who … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Catholic Church, church authority, compensation, John Ellis, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Response, Nicola Ellis, police, power imbalance, Professional Standards Office, Professional Standards Offices, Psychological impacts assessments, redress, reparation, Statute of Limitations, Towards Healing, victim support
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The Catholic Church’s Submission On “Towards Healing” (Or: No Lawyers Please, Except Ours!)
The Catholic Church’s grandiosely-named Truth, Justice and Healing Council (otherwise known as the PR Unit set up by the church to deal with the fall-out from the Royal Commission) has made a submission on the subject of the fourth hearing … Continue reading
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Tagged (Australian New South Wales Government) Special Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Police Investigation of Certain Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Ne, Anxiety, 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, “Ann Free-Spirit”, Billy Connolly, bishops, Canon Law, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic PR unit, civil action, compensation, confidentiality agreements, confidentiality clauses, court proceedings, courts, cross-examination, Denis Hart, Depression, dioceses, Ellis defence, Jeff Kennett, Jesuits, Justice and Healing Council, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, mandatory reporting, Melbourne Archdiocese, Melbourne Response, New South Wales Inquiry, police, Pope, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, releases, reparation, restorative justice, Roman Catholic Church Trust Property Act 1936, Roman Catholic Trusts Act 1907, Say Sorry: A Harrowing Childhood in Catholic Orphanages, Statute of Limitations, statutes of limitation, The Man Who Sued God, Truth, Victorian Inquiry
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Slater and Ezzy (Or: All Too Easy)
Image: Gregory Ezzy Martin Drevikovsky, the General Secretary of the Anglican Church (known elsewhere as the Episcopalian Church or the Church of England) told the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse third “case study” hearings that … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Kitchingman, Anglican church child abuse, Anglican Grafton diocese, Anglican North Coast Children's Home, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, church of England child abuse, Episcopalian church child abuse, Gregory Ezzy, Hywood, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Martin Drevikovsky, Melbourne Response, Michael Elliot, Ms, North Coast Children's Home, Pat Comben, Peter McClellan, Statute of Limitations, Tommy Campion, Towards Healing
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Money Matters (Or: Scarier Than Hell)
Image: Clarence Valley Anglican School Image: North Coast Children’s Home The finances of the Grafton diocese of the Anglican Church (known elsewhere as the Episcopalian Church or the Church of England) came under the spotlight last week at the third … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Kitchingman, Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Anthony Newby, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, Church of England, Clarence Valley Anglican School, Episcopalian Church, Grafton Diocese, Grafton Diocese Investment Fund, Jennifer Woodhouse, Keith Slater, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, North Coast Church of England Children’s Home, Pat Comben, Peter Roland, Phillip Aspinall, Richard “Tommy” Campion, Simon Harrison, Statute of Limitations, Tommy Campion
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What CA and CK Said (Or: Ritual Abuse)
Image: Pat Comben, when he was a politician (Source: Queensland Department of Education) Phillip Aspinall, head of the Australian Anglican Church (known elsewhere as the Episcopalian Church or the Church of England), knew the details of the horrific abuse at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church, Anglican Church North Coast Children’s Home, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bishop Keith Slater, Bishop of Grafton, children's homes, Church of England, cleansing process, Episcopalian Church, Grafton bishop, Keith Slater, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, North Coast Children's Home, Pat Comben, Phillip Aspinall, ritual abuse, Rod McLary, Simeon Beckett, Simon Harrison, Statute of Limitations, Tommy Campion, Tony Abbott
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The Victorian State Parliamentary Enquiry Report (Or: Better Than We Thought Possible)
The Victorian state Parliamentary Enquiry into child sexual abuse by clergy has presented its 800 page report to the Victorian Parliament. It is entitled “Betrayal of Trust”. It contains recommendations hoped for, but not necessarily expected, to control the excesses … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Coote, Anglican Church, Archbishop Denise Hart, Australian (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, Ballarat diocese, Betrayal of Trust, Bronwyn Halfpenny, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, cemetery maintenance trusts, civil claims, Denis Napthine, Denise Hart, Dr. Denis Napthine, Ellis defence, George Pell, Georgie Crozier, grooming laws, inviolability of the confessional, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Archbishop Denise Hart, Melbourne Response, Nick Wakeling, Ronald Mulkearns, Salvation Army, Sano Taskforce, Scouts Australia, Sharon Knight, Sir Frank Little, sliding morality, Statute of Limitations, Tim Bull, Towards Healing, Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, Victoria Police, Victorian Inquiry, Working with Children Act, YMCA
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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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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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The Ellis Defence (Or: You Can’t Catch Me I’m the Gingerbread Man)
John Ellis, a Sydney lawyer who has represented child abuse victims and who is himself a victim of clerical abuse, noted that, “the hush money deals are no longer church policy.” This reflects the position of the Catholic Church’s chief … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, David Shoebridge, Ellis defence, Forgotten Australians, George Pell, High Court of Australia, John Ellis, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, property trust, religion franchise, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Statute of Limitations, Sydney Archdiocese, The Man Who Sued God
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Power Distance and Abuse (Or: I Kick Therefore I Am)
In management theory, there is an important concept termed “power distance”. By power distance, the academics do not just mean authority over another person. It relates more to unfair influence over another person. For example, most people will accept that … Continue reading
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Tagged children's homes, FICH, Forgotten Australians, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, power distance, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Salvation Army, Statute of Limitations, unfair influence
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