AUSTRALIA
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AAP
October 27, 2014
Time limits could be removed for Victorian child abuse victims seeking compensation if the state government is re-elected.
The coalition government has released draft legislation to remove all limitation periods for civil claims relating to criminal child abuse.
Public comment is being sought on the legislation which Attorney-General Robert Clark said would proceed after the November state election if the coalition was re-elected.
“These reforms will mean that perpetrators, and those who have allowed abuse to occur, can no longer hide behind limitation periods to escape liability for the harm they have caused,” Mr Clark said on Monday.
Victim rights group Broken Rites, in welcoming the draft legislation, said “clearly it’s a good thing”.
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