AUSTRALIA
Daily Telegraph
DAVID HURLEY HERALD SUN MAY 31, 2013
MELBOURNE Archbishop Denis Hart has called for a new law to require all Catholic dioceses in Victoria to report to authorities allegations of sexual misconduct by priests.
Archbishop Hart said Victoria should consider adopting the system used in NSW.
Speaking at a gathering of religious leaders in Melbourne, the Archbishop also pledged to ensure no new cases of child sex abuse would emerge from the Catholic Church under his leadership.
Discussing a change to the law, Archbishop Hart said it would give the community “effective oversight” of the church’s processes.
He said: “The NSW Ombudsman Act imposes reporting requirements on organisations that work with children in that state.
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