AUSTRALIA
The Guardian
Joshua Robertson
@jrojourno
Tuesday 10 May 2016
The Queensland government is facing calls to act on royal commission findings to abolish a legal loophole that prevents victims of child sexual abuse suing for compensation after the age of 21.
Queensland, which has one of Australia’s most restrictive regimes for victims seeking redress, is yet to make any move towards removing time limits used by churches and elite private schools to reduce their exposure to abuse claims.
That is despite the commission making it a final recommendation eight months ago and three other states since – Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia – either passing or tabling reforms in parliament.
A group of researchers, lawyers and advocates are leading a push for the Palaszczuk government to remove what they say remains a critical obstacle to justice for victims potentially numbering in their thousands.
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