Laws allowing survivors of institutional child abuse to claim proper compensation will come into effect in SA on Monday, the state's Attorney-General announces.
Laws allowing survivors of child abuse to sue institutions for compensation will come into effect in South Australia on Monday.Laws allowing survivors of child abuse to sue institutions for compensation come into effect on MondayThe reform was recommended in 2015 by the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Abusethat the state had not set a commencement date for laws passed last year allowing abuse survivors to sue institutions for compensation.
SA Attorney-General Kyam Maher told ABC Radio Adelaide this morning the laws would come into effect on Monday, two months earlier than estimated.Under the new laws, abuse survivors will be able to sue institutions that put their assets in trusts, or are unincorporated organisations such as some churches.The amendments were recommended in 2015 by the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Abuse, and South Australia was the last to pass the legislation in some form.
Mr Maher said the laws had been expected to come into effect in October, and a delay of two months can make "a substantial difference". "So this was something we were really keen to see just how quickly we could get this done, knowing that it does dramatically affect people's lives," he said.
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