AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Jacob Kagi
Time restrictions on when victims of child sexual abuse can launch civil action seeking damages in Western Australia look set to be removed, with the Government and Opposition backing a private members bill introduced by a backbench Liberal MP.
The legislation introduced by Eyre MP Graham Jacobs, which would remove the six-year statute of limitations for child sexual abuse civil cases in WA, is set to be debated in State Parliament.
If the legislation passes, it will allow people who suffered physical or mental injuries as a result of abuse to take civil action seeking compensation, regardless of how long ago it occurred.
Mr Jacobs first introduced the bill last year and it has since lagged for the past 12 months, but the Government is set to allocate its parliamentary time to allow debate on the legislation.
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