AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Sharnie Kim
Child protection advocacy group Bravehearts is backing a private member’s bill in Queensland Parliament to remove time limits for lodging damages claims for child sexual abuse.
Two competing bills aimed at improving victims’ access to justice will be introduced into the State Parliament today — one by the State Government and the other by independent MP Rob Pyne.
Under Queensland law, a child who has been sexually abused has three years from when they turn 18 to bring a civil action to court.
Both bills remove the time limit for bringing claims.
However it is expected the State Government’s bill will only help victims of abuse in institutions such as schools, while Mr Pyne’s bill will go further, removing the three-year limit for survivors of abuse outside of institutions, such as those abused by family members.
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