AUSTRALIA
Gippsland Times
Tom McIlroy
16 Nov 2016
A national system to compensate victims of child sexual abuse looks to be in doubt as states and territories withhold their support amid questions about the efficacy of an opt-in redress scheme.
The federal government surprised some states with Social Services Minister Christian Porter’s November 4 announcement of a $4.3 billion scheme, following a recommendation of the royal commission into child sexual abuse.
No further details have been provided, leaving states including Western Australia and Victoria seeking answers and the development of some state schemes in limbo.
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett told Fairfax Media he’d had no consultation from the federal government, despite Mr Porter saying it would seek national co-operation and even force the ACT and Northern Territory governments to sign up.
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