Statement on NSW government decision to join National Child Abuse Scheme
STATEMENT FROM
MOST REV. ANTHONY FISHER OP
ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, welcomed today’s
announcement by the NSW Government to join the Federal Government’s National Redress
Scheme for victims of abuse.
“I welcome the news by Premier Gladys Berejiklian that the NSW government will join the
National Redress Scheme,” Archbishop Fisher said.
“The Catholic Church has been an advocate of such a scheme from the beginning. We look
forward to seeing and studying the Commonwealth legislation and details of exactly how it
will be delivered as soon as possible.
“It is a positive development that will provide long overdue redress to many survivors of
abuse.”
Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP, DD BA LLB BTheol DPhil
Archbishop of Sydney