The High Court of Australia handed down a significant decision last week in AA v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle [2026] HCA 2 (11 Feb 2026). The decision expands the strict liability of churches and other organisations undertaking the care of children, by finding that an institution owes a ‘non-delegable duty’ to such children, to ensure that no-one entrusted to care for them commits abuse. In reaching this decision, the court had to over-rule a previous decision in the Lepore case … (more)
[Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia, 16 February 2026]
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