AUSTRALIA
The West Australian
BY GENEVIEVE GANNON
May 8, 2014
Victorian child abuse victims will no longer be constrained by time limits in seeking compensation from the organisations that harboured their abusers, but another hurdle remains.
Premier Denis Napthine says organisations will no longer be able to hide behind the statute of limitations for victims who want to take civil action.
Victims advocacy group Broken Rites said removing time limits was an important step for victims, as it could take 20 or 30 years for some to come to terms with their childhood abuse.
“For victims who are still looking for justice and felt justice was denied that’s an important turnaround that they can now bring their claim forward without that time limit that was there previously,” spokeswoman Chris MacIsaac said.
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