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Article Category: 2006 November

Church juggles loans to pay abuse victims

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Article originally prepared on : 14 November 2006

Church juggles loans to pay abuse victims:[1 All-round Country Edition]

Jeremy Roberts. The Australian. Canberra, A.C.T.:Oct 24, 2006. p. 6

THE Anglican Church in Adelaide is set to radically reorganise itsfinancial

structure to repay amulti-million-dollar loan used to compensate more than 70

alleged victims of pedophile church workers.

Church insiders speculate the cost of the new debts could be as high as $17

million, a burden that has triggered the financial overhaul to be adopted at

the church's synod next weekend and revealed publicly on Friday.

In the past four years, the Adelaide archdiocese has been rocked by repeated

child sex abuse scandals dating back to the 1960s.

Archbishop Jeffrey Driver -- who took up the job a year ago -- was the driving

force behind a $4.5million settlement of legal cases with more than 30 victims

of former church youth worker, the late Robert Brandenberg.

But the church is yet to settle with a group of more than 40 alleged victims of

other church workers.

The cost of the abuse claims, legal fees and full-time professional standards

staff appointed to modernise complaints- handling is expected to grow

significantly.

Archbishop Driver refused to be drawn on the overall size of the debt burden -

- which includes a principal loan and interest -- but said $17 million was too

high.

He said he did not expect the diocese to pay more than $9million in upfront

compensation payments for the victims of Brandenberg and the group of more than

40 other alleged victims yet to settle.

Negotiations were stalled because of the death of a senior lawyer for the

diocese.

Synod documents circulated ahead of the meeting -- which is the governing body

for the local church -- show that Archbishop Driver aims to overhaul the

financial structure of the diocese.

An explanatory note to members of the synod says the reorganisation of the

church's business structure "must take account of the changed financial needs

of the synod to fund the interest and principal repayments on the 10-year loan

commitment undertaken this year".

Included in the overhaul will be the merging of two managed funds, which

combined have more than $40 million in funds under management. The merger will

"further grow the funds and enhance returns", according to the synod

explanatory memo.

To raise funds, the tennis court at the historic archbishop's residence, in

exclusive North Adelaide, has been put up for sale. It is estimated to be worth

up to $2million.

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