AUSTRALIA
The Courier-Mail
Clare Armstrong, The Courier-Mail
August 15, 2016
THE STATE Government has introduced a bill to remove the time limit for undertaking legal action in cases of child abuse in institutions.
Under the current legislation, victims of child abuse are only able to lodge a claim to commence legal proceedings within three years of turning 18.
Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk said the Government’s bill would allow survivors of abuse to receive justice.
“Over and over again I have been told that this period of time is woefully inadequate to allow victims of childhood abuse to even come to terms with their abuse on a personal level, let alone find the strength to address their pain and to commence the daunting and arduous task of litigations in the courts,” she said.
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