AUSTRALIA
Premier (UK)
Fri 18 Nov 2016
By Premier Journalist
Compensation pay outs to child abuse survivors are expected to cost the Catholic Church in Australia £18.4 million ($31million).
After a review, the church made the decision to raise the compensation cap for victims from £44,500 to £89,000 ($75,000 to $150,000).
After a series of allegations against the conduct of Catholic priests in the Australian city, the Archdiocese of Melbourne set up the Melbourne Response to investigate the accusations in 1996.
Complaints are assessed by an independent commissioner and referred on to a compensation panel.
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