Public Consultation - Redress and Civil Litigation

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
January 23, 2015

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/media-release/1930/public-consultation---redress-and-civil-litigation

The Royal Commission is launching a public consultation paper on redress and civil litigation at a public hearing in Sydney on 30 January 2015 at 9.30am.

At the public hearing, the Chair of the Royal Commission Justice Peter McClellan will outline key issues for consideration in the provision of redress and civil litigation for survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions.

The public hearing will commence at 9.30am. Members of the public and the media are invited to attend the public hearing in person: Level 17 Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place Sydney or watch live via the Royal Commission’s website.

A detailed public consultation paper on redress and civil litigation will be available on the Royal Commission’s website from 9.30am on 30 January 2015. The Royal Commission invites submissions by interested parties to the consultation paper by midday Monday 2 March 2015.

The Royal Commission is seeking community input to assist in preparing a final report which will be released in mid-2015.

Submissions and comment can be made via the Royal Commission’s website.