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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Anglican complaints body declines to defrock Peter Hollingworth despite finding he ‘committed misconduct’

Former governor general Peter Hollingworth.
Former governor general Peter Hollingworth has been the subject of complaints over his handling of abuse cases in the Anglican church while archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s, a role he held for 11 years before becoming Australia’s 23rd governor general. Photograph: AAP

The Anglican church’s complaints body has ruled former governor general Peter Hollingworth should not be defrocked despite upholding multiple allegations of misconduct over his handling of child abuse complaints while in a senior leadership role.

Hollingworth has been the subject of complaints over his handling of abuse cases in the Anglican church while archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s, a role he held for 11 years before becoming Australia’s 23rd governor general.

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