AUSTRALIA
The Courier-Mail
Jessica Marszalek, The Courier-Mail
November 8, 2016
NEW laws to make it easier for victims of child sexual abuse to sue their attackers will likely be extended after the Palaszczuk Government indicated its in-principle support for Opposition amendments.
A Bill introduced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was to drop the three-year statute of limitations for victims of institutional abuse, as recommended by the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse.
It will amend current laws that mean a victim has only three years until after their 18th birthday to commence proceedings.
But Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath today indicated the Government was willing to go further following calls from the Opposition and survivors to extend the laws to victims of all child sexual abuse in all settings, including by family.
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