AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
April 19, 2020
By Goya Dmytryshchak
Victorian private schools, religious entities and other organisations who don’t sign up to a redress scheme for child sex abuse survivors may lose funding, the state government will announce on Sunday.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommended a national redress scheme to provide survivors with support such as compensation.
Victoria’s Attorney-General Jill Hennessy said 49 non-government organisations operating in the state had not signed up to the scheme, which has a June 30 deadline.
They include private schools, religious entities, sport and recreation groups, and community, youth and family services.
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