Potentially inappropriate asset transfers could deprive Christian Brothers abuse survivors of pay, government tells court
Summary
The Christian Brothers, a Catholic order in New South Wales, Australia, is facing a court order to pause abuse claims while it proposes selling properties to pay survivors of child sexual abuse. The federal government expressed concern that the order may have transferred valuable properties for very low prices to avoid paying survivors.Key Facts
- The Christian Brothers say they owe $774 million to abuse survivors and have $216 million worth of property left.
- They have asked the court to pause abuse claims to create a plan to sell assets and share money with survivors and other creditors.
- The court paused claims to allow survivors to consider this property sale plan.
- The government is worried that the Christian Brothers moved property to another group, Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), for $1 each, including expensive houses.
- EREA was created in 2007 to take over former Christian Brothers schools.
- The government questions if these property transfers were proper and fears survivors might not get paid if assets are missing.
- The Christian Brothers provided evidence, but the government says it raises more questions than answers.
- If the plan fails, the Christian Brothers might go into liquidation, meaning survivors could get less payment.
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