Demanding Accountability
Betrayal of Trust implementation
In April 2012, the Victorian Government initiated a landmark inquiry into the handling of child abuse allegations within religious and other non-government organisations.
The inquiry’s final report, Betrayal of Trust (External link) was tabled in Parliament on 13 November 2013 and contained 15 recommendations. The Victorian Government tabled its response on 8 May 2014 giving support or in-principle support to all of the recommendations.
APOLOGY FOR PAST FORCED ADOPTIONS (policies and Practices . . . .)
parts of the speeches
Spoken in Victorian Parliament House
25th October 2015
Mr BAILLIEU (Premier)
an extract quote from Hansard -:
“In many cases the babies were forcibly removed by practices that were unethical, immoral and unconscionable. Young mothers were routinely compelled, coerced and given no realistic choice other than to relinquish their babies for adoption.
We have been silenced long enough – medical practitioners committed the most brutal, barbaric and horrific sexual crimes – exploited and abused minors 1958-1973 to find a cure for infertility. Non pregnant girls injected with hormonal drugs and other drugs not fit for human consumption to increase their egg output then removed from their bodies for experimenal usage. Their malpractice and mistreatment on young umarried pregnant girls during pregnancy –
