A legal bid by the Jehovah’s Witness church to get out of being part of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has been dismissed by the High Court in Wellington. After nearly three years of behind-the-scenes legal wrangling to avoid scrutiny from the Inquiry, the church applied for a judicial review in Read more
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Presbyterian, Methodist, Salvation Army now included in Royal Commission
Thursday, April 21st, 2022
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care is now turning its attention to several Protestant churches and closed faith communities. The Royal Commission is extending its Anglican enquiry investigation and will now be known as the Protestant and Other Faiths Investigation. As well as adding the Presbyterian and Methodist and the Salvation Army Read more
Catholic Church wants proper redress and healing for survivors
Monday, February 21st, 2022
Apologies from the Catholic Church followed the final submissions into historical abuse at Christchurch’s Marylands school. More than 30 witnesses gave evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care – many survivors, some experts and some senior members of the Catholic Church. In her closing statement, lawyer Sally McKechnie, who represented New Zealand’s Read more
New options for settling historical abuse claims suggested
Monday, November 9th, 2020
New options for investigating and settling historical abuse claims are needed, says legal counsel Simon Mount. Mount told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions last week that change was needed. The commission was in its second and final week of hearings into redress Read more