The Catholic Church in Tasmania has vowed to defy law reform that would remove the protections on the confessional.
While the Liberals drag their heels, Tasmania church leaders have joined forces to call for the State to join the National Child Abuse Redress Scheme.
The Greens are committed to funding the State's contribution to the scheme, estimated at $13 million over the next decade.
The Turnbull Government today introduced legislation to establish a Commonwealth civil redress scheme for survivors of past abuse in institutional settings.
In Estimates today, the Premier refused to state that his government is committed to contributing towards the national redress scheme.