AUSTRALIA
SBS
22 NOV 2016
Organisations in Victoria will have to prove they took reasonable steps to protect children under their care from abuse in a move that will make it easier for victims to sue institutions for damages.
Victoria is the first state to introduce laws creating a duty of care for organisations so they can be held accountable for the abuse of children.
The onus of proof will be reversed so organisations have to prove they took reasonable precautions to prevent the abuse from happening, Victorian Attorney-General Martin Pakula said.
“We’re strengthening our laws to better protect children and ensure that organisations can be held to account in the future, and we are continuing to work on a redress scheme for victims of historical child sexual abuse,” he said in a statement.
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