Investigation follows criticism over church’s managements of complaints against Peter Hollingworth but is not specifically examining any individual matter
The Anglican church’s complaints body, Kooyoora, began considering the matter in 2018 and has now taken longer to investigate a single case than the entire duration of the child abuse royal commission, which held 8,013 private sessions and made 2,575 referrals to authorities in the same time.
Documents show it is conducting a much broader examination of the diocese’s management of complaints to test whether they meet “the minimum requirements” of theThe commission said it was legally restricted from commenting on its investigation publicly. But it told survivors and survivors’ groups on 3 March that the investigation had just commenced and would take some time to complete.
“I want to stress that this investigation is not in relation to the conduct of any particular member of the clerical leadership within the diocese. The commission’s investigation is looking into the implementation of the standards in the diocese’ policies and practices as they relate to child safety complaints raised about clerical leadership generally.”
Beyond Abuse, a survivor advocacy group, wrote a detailed letter to the commissioner on Wednesday outlining a series of concerns about the current Kooyoora process, including the vast delays in the Hollingworth case.
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