AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Rachael Brown and Loretta Florance
The Victorian Government has begun consulting with the community about the possibility of developing a redress scheme for survivors of child abuse, as recommended by a State Parliament inquiry.
Survivors of abuse in Victoria currently have to go back to the organisation of their abuse.
The parliamentary inquiry’s Betrayal of Trust report, tabled in 2013, recommended the introduction of “an independent, alternative avenue of justice” operated by the state.
Victorian Attorney-General Martin Pakula said the consultation process would last a couple of months and would allow survivors of abuse to have a say on the scheme.
“We’re not going to pre-empt what might ultimately be determined, but this is an important step in giving the community, particularly survivors, an ability to have some input into the way a redress scheme might work,” he said.
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