AUSTRALIA
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Incorporating non-government bodies so they can be sued is a landmark recommendation from the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse, lawyers say.
Judy Courtin, a lawyer who is conducting research into sexual assault and the Catholic Church, says the recommendations contained in the inquiry report are extremely comprehensive.
“They address all the criteria for justice for victims and their families,” she told AAP.
She said at the moment the Catholic Church did not exist as an entity so could not be sued.
The committee has recommended such bodies be incorporated or miss out on tax exemptions and government funding.
“I think that’s a landmark recommendation,” Ms Courtin said.
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