AUSTRALIA
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VICTIMS of child sex abuse have been promised a more “compassionate” approach from NSW government agencies processing their civil claims.
THEY will also be able to access state care records more easily as part of the government’s first official response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
“No more government denial and ducking,” Attorney-General Brad Hazzard said.
He said the government would direct state agencies and their lawyers to avoid enforcing a six-year statutory time limit for survivors of child abuse to bring civil claims in court.
The Victorian government has recently gone a step further and pledged to remove the time limit altogether via a change in legislation.
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