‘Obviously disturbing’ if Christian Brothers’ $1 property sales deprive abuse survivors of pay, government tells court

The Australian government has raised concerns that the Christian Brothers Catholic order may have inappropriately transferred millions of dollars in assets before claiming insolvency and inability to pay civil claims from abuse survivors. In a New South Wales Supreme Court hearing, government lawyers called the potential asset transfers 'disturbing,' suggesting the timing was designed to avoid compensating victims of the order's documented abuse. The court has ordered a moratorium on all abuse claims against the Christian Brothers.

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