From Tasmania-The Anglican Church in Tasmania has been ordered by the Supreme Court to stop its proceedings against the Bishop.
In its 2017 report, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse highlighted failures of the church in Tasmania and criticised Bishop Newell, who allowed a now-convicted paedophile to stay in the church.
The commission referred to evidence he had been made aware in 1987 that now-convicted paedophile Louis Daniels had sexually abused three boys.
He allowed Daniels to stay in the church, and promoted him to a high-ranking position two years later on the basis he "amend his life".
The church instituted disciplinary proceedings after the commission's criticisms but last year, shortly before the Diocesan Tribunal was to begin hearing the case, Bishop Newell applied to the Supreme Court for a stay of proceedings based on ill-health.
More here-
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-04/former-bishop-philip-newell-wins-court-case/11178160
and here-
https://au.news.yahoo.com/tas-bishop-child-abuse-probe-halted-065743786--spt.html
and here-
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6200085/tribunal-looking-at-bishops-response-to-abuse-claims-axed/?cs=12
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