AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Times
Amy Remeikis
After scrapping the statute of limitations for institutional child sex abuse survivors, the Palaszczuk Government is moving to add some pages to Queensland’s law books and allow class actions.
As it stands, the Sunshine State has no class action structure in its legal system, forcing those who had cause, including the Queensland flood victims, to lodge their action in interstate courts.
Queensland will allow class actions in its court system for the first time, under legislation to be introduced later this month
After speaking to stakeholders following its announcement Queensland would follow New South Wales and Victoria and remove the statute of limitations preventing adult institutional child abuse survivors from applying for civil justice, Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said the government would also introduce legislation to allow class actions to be filed in the Queensland court system.
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