Victims seek help from NSW attorney general over ‘paltry’ Catholic church abuse payouts

State's top legal officer is monitoring appeal against a ruling lawyers say has emboldened churches to limit compensation to alleged victims of dead paedophile priests

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The New South Wales attorney general, Mark Speakman, says he is monitoring a case being used by the church to pressure survivors into accepting paltry" compensation offers after his office received complaints from victims and lawyers about their conduct.

Guardian Australia revealed this week that the Catholic church has been pressuring survivors to accept relatively small amounts in cases where paedophile clergy have died or risk having their cases fail in court.

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