NEW SOUTH WALES (AUSTRALIA)
Ten Daily News
June 10, 2018
By Victoria Quested
New South Wales has become the second state to finally give child sex abuse survivors the power to sue institutions such as churches for compensation.
Under sweeping changes to NSW’s civil litigation laws, survivors of child sexual abuse will now be able to sue organisations, including churches.
The state’s attorney general, Mark Speakman, announced on Sunday the changes would remove legal barriers that have stopped victims from seeking justice, following the recommendations from the Royal Commission into institutional child sexual abuse.
“The Royal Commission found many survivors felt let down by the current civil litigation system which made it difficult for them to seek damages and hold institutions to account,” Speakman said.
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