State care abuse - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:13:54 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg State care abuse - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Survivor backs push to lift veil on church child abuse secret deals https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/08/15/church-child-abuse-secret-deals/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:50:13 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=120343 A church abuse survivor has supported calls for religious groups to waive victims' secrecy obligations at Royal Commission hearings. Author Mike Ledingham​ welcomed Wednesday's announcement that Crown agencies would lift confidentiality obligations on State care abuse survivors. Simon Mount QC, counsel assisting the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, said he expected churches to Read more

Survivor backs push to lift veil on church child abuse secret deals... Read more]]> A church abuse survivor has supported calls for religious groups to waive victims' secrecy obligations at Royal Commission hearings.

Author Mike Ledingham​ welcomed Wednesday's announcement that Crown agencies would lift confidentiality obligations on State care abuse survivors.

Simon Mount QC, counsel assisting the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, said he expected churches to follow suit. Read more

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