Ballarat clergy abuse survivors applaud the end of the Ellis defence loophole

Ballarat survivors who suffered abuse in Catholic Church-run institutions have applauded the end of the Ellis defence following the passing of new laws on Friday, quashing the infamous loophole. The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, speaking in Ballarat on Friday, said the passing of the Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Bill 2018 quashed the legal technicality and will prevent unincorporated organisations from relying upon the ‘Ellis defence’ to avoid civil lawsuits.

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