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Victims Aim to Bring This Robber Down
Oct 15th, 2018 at 9:46am
 
PM urged to strip Hollingworth of 'shameful' $600k pension and benefits


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A coalition of sexual abuse survivor groups call for former governor-general Peter Hollingworth — who was forced to resign after a series of scandals over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against priests — to be denied his taxpayer-funded entitlements
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Documents provided under Freedom of Information show that in 2015–16, Dr Hollingworth spent more than $275,000 on office and travel expenses, on top of his pension for that year of $328,000
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The groups said in their letter that the current Governor-General Act, which allows Dr Hollingworth to receive the public-funded salary and allowances, should be changed.

"Under existing legislation a former governor-general could be convicted of a crime and imprisoned and the Government would be obliged to continue to pay them," the letter stated

"At the time of drafting the legislation, the Parliament did not foresee that a former governor-general would have betrayed the public trust so severely … and therefore the legislation contains no provision to stop ongoing payments of public money."

The group would like to see a Code of Conduct attached to the legislation, linking ongoing payments to a character test, and a provision to cease payments to a former governor-general if it's no longer considered to be in the public interest


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Reply #1 - Oct 15th, 2018 at 10:02am
 
An annual pension of
$328,000
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WTF?  Angry
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Reply #2 - Oct 15th, 2018 at 11:35am
 
There is something seriously fukkt up with our polotics. That figure is disgusting.

Cut all political pensions now and give them what our true elderly pensioners get....nothing more.
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Reply #3 - Oct 15th, 2018 at 11:54am
 
Captain Nemo wrote on Oct 15th, 2018 at 10:02am:
An annual pension of
$328,000
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WTF?  Angry


plus around $275,000 in office & travel expenses
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Reply #4 - Oct 15th, 2018 at 12:08pm
 
All set up to suit selves and mates - that's why all the parasites line up for a shot at the big money for life... no wonder we get the worst possible representation .....
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