The Australian Priest-Penitent Privilege: Are They Protected?

Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Pages: 90
Published: Nov 29, 2013
Abstract
In Australia, the extent of the priest-penitent privilege has received much attention recently due to the appointment of a Royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse in 2012. At present, only five (5) Australian jurisdictions provide statutes for some form of privilege to protect certain types of communications between clerics and individuals. The other jurisdictions rely on case law where it is deemed that the...
Paper Details
Title
The Australian Priest-Penitent Privilege: Are They Protected?
Published Date
Nov 29, 2013
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
90
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