The Australian

Inquiry chief Peter McClellan noted for fairness and experience

Justice McClellan, 65, will take a three-year break from his role as chief judge at common law in the NSW Supreme Court to take on the role. NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith said he was "an excellent ...
Couriermail

Child sex abuse royal commissioner Peter McClellan proposes making organisations responsible — and liable

Churches, along with schools, sporting organisations, scouts, hospitals and other organisations, would be made liable for the deliberate criminal act of a member of that institution, even when the ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Juries need more education on sexual assault cases, says former Supreme Court judge

Former Supreme Court judge Peter McClellan, who led the royal commission focused on child sexual abuse, has argued for reform in how the legal system treats sexual assault cases. McClellan says an ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Chair of Royal Commission promises to make full use of powers

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. SALLY SARA: The chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse says he'll make ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Multimillion dollar coffers of the Catholic Church in Sydney revealed at child abuse inquiry

MARK COLVIN: The child abuse Royal Commission has opened up the coffers of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. The Church's finances are in rude health. The inquiry has heard that the Sydney ...
The Daily Telegraph

Retired judge Peter McClellan to lead inquiry into prison officer rapist Wayne Astill

A retired judge has been appointed to lead a NSW ministerial inquiry into rampant sexual assaults committed by former prison officer Wayne Astill and allegations of a cover-up of his crimes. Astill ...