AUSTRALIA
The Australian
Ben Packham
From:The Australian
November 20, 2012
COMPENSATION for victims will be a second order priority for the royal commission into child abuse, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon says.
Contrary to other media reports today, Ms Roxon has also signalled that every victim may not get a chance to tell their story to the royal commission, saying she wants to ensure the inquiry is “manageable”.
But she said the priority was learning how to reduce child sexual abuse and improve the handling of complaints.
“Our primary concern is to look at the recommendation that will help fix the system for the future,” she said.
“So our primary concern is not to be looking at compensation as a starting point. But I think … the entire community understands that that might be something that flows from the work of the commission, so we are not ruling that out.”
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