AUSTRALIA
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
14 September, 2015
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse’s report on redress and civil litigation was released today.
In the report, the Royal Commission recommends that ‘in order to provide redress under the most effective structure for ensuring justice for survivors, the Australian Government should establish a single national redress scheme’.
The Redress and civil litigation report contains 99 recommendations aimed at providing justice to victims of child sexual abuse in institutions.
“We became aware early on that redress was a matter of priority to survivors of child sexual abuse,” said Royal Commission CEO Philip Reed.
“Many people have been profoundly harmed by their abuse; their injuries are sometimes severe and can last a life time. Current and past systems have not provided justice for many,” he said.
The report contains recommendations in relation to the provision of effective redress for survivors through the establishment, funding and operation of a single national redress scheme and the provision of a direct personal responses to survivors by institutions.
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