AUSTRALIA
ABC News

Survivors of child sex abuse are criticising the Victorian Government for failing to expedite laws to deal with abuse in response to last year’s parliamentary inquiry.

The Betrayal of Trust report was handed to the Government last November, which has passed some legislation in response.

But abuse survivors are angry that the state election appeared likely to prevent many of the report’s 15 recommendations from being acted on this year, with only one week left before election preparations begin.

John, a child abuse survivor from regional Victoria, said he was frustrated with the delay.

“There’s got to be mandatory action in my opinion,” he said.

“Reporting’s very well, but if government bodies aren’t funded enough, then they need to be funded so that they can act on the reporting.”