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	SA Anglican Church to Reduce Services to Fund Payout ABC [Australia] May 16, 2006 http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1640101.htm The Anglican Church in South Australia is planning to cut back its services to fund a $4 million payout to sexual abuse victims. After months of negotiation, the lawyer leading a class action against the church says a settlement is just weeks away. Peter Humphries represents 36 people who were allegedly abused by church worker Robert Brandenburg. Mr Humphries says more claims against the church are yet to be settled. "We have about 40 claims that are made against persons other than Brandenburg within the Anglican Church, other churchmen and Boys Society leaders or clergy, a collection of individuals, some accounting for multiple abuse." "The total in round figures will be about $4 million," Mr Humphries said. That is $4 million the Church will need to borrow or slash from its budget. Archbishop of Adelaide, Jeffrey Driver, says the Church is considering cutting back services. "The financial plan will be developed over the next few months and will be presented to Synod in October this year," he said. The Archbishop says the collapse of the church's insurer HIH has prompted the cost cutting measures.
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