The Melbourne archbishop said he'd rather go to jail than break confession confidentiality. A new bill could send him there
- Written by Hadeel Al-Alosi, Lecturer, School of Law, Western Sydney University
Yesterday, Victorian Parliament finally debated a bill on whether religious ministers should be forced to disclose child abuse admitted in confidence to a priest.
The Victorian Children Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 follows the recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2017, which revealed the...