High court decision to limit Catholic church abuse legal tactics to become law under NSW proposal

Legislation needed to limit use of stay applications and ensure justice for child abuse survivors, independent MP says

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New South Wales parliament will consider a bill to further restrict churches and other institutions from using stay applications to prevent abuse survivors having their cases heard.

Last year, Guardian Australia revealed the widespread use of stay applications to permanently halt civil cases brought by survivors where perpetrators had died.

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