Today, marking the second anniversary of the Australian National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, the Prime Minister of Australia has announce in Federal Parliament the intention to place sanctions against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in relation to child sexual abuse.
QUOTE FROM PRIME MINISTER:
The Royal Commission [into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse], the [National] Apology [to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse] and these yearly reports are about accountability: bringing the truth into the light ... We still have, reprehensibly, four institutions that have been named publicly and that have blatantly refused to join the redress scheme. They are Jehovah's Witnesses ... It's not acceptable. We're currently finalising the further sanctions, that I know are supported by the opposition, that the Commonwealth will place on institutions who continue to refuse to join the scheme, including withdrawal of their charitable status for these offending organisations.
LINK: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2Ff1f6ecee-f76e-46be-b279-e3d2a88da6c2%2F0003;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fhansardr%2Ff1f6ecee-f76e-46be-b279-e3d2a88da6c2%2F0000%22
BACK STORY:
https://saysorry.org/2019/03/31/national-apology-to-victims-and-survivors-of-institutional-child-sexual-abuse/