AUSTRALIA
The Age
January 12, 2013
Bianca Hall, Judith Ireland
THOUSANDS of child sexual abuse victims across Australia have been offered the prospect of financial compensation for their treatment at the hands of institutions and organisations.
The royal commission into child sex abuse will be asked to report on what institutions and governments should do to address or to soften the impact of past and future abuse. This could include forcing institutions to offer redress, helping crimes be referred for prosecution and offering support services.
Announcing the terms of reference, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Australia must never again avert its eyes from the spectre of child sexual abuse.
”Any child being subject to child sexual abuse is an evil and horrible event,” Ms Gillard said.
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