Australia: NSW allows child sexual abuse victims to sue churches
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These reforms are based on recommendations of the royal commission which released its final report last year
New South Wales became the second state in Austalia after Victoria as it introduced new reforms allowing victims to sue churches in child sexual abuse cases.
New South Wales on Sunday made new reforms in NSW's civil litigation laws under which the vicitms of child sexual abuse will be able tosue institutions like churches orphanges, sporting clubs, youth groups and schools.
These reforms are based on recommendations of the royal commission which released its final report last year.
Earlier those insitutions cannot be put liable for offences like child sexual abuse as their assets were church trustees could not be held accountable for crimes of individuals of the church,but after these recent reforms come into effect it removes legal barries that had stoppped vicitms from seeking justice. Now the courts will have the powerto appoint trustees to be sued if such institutions fail to appoint an entity with assets and allow the assets of the trust to be used to satisfy the claim.
The media reports quoted, New South Wales attorney, General Mark Speakman saying, "The Royal Commission found many survivors felt let down by the current civil litigation system which made it difficult for them to seek damages and hold institutions to account."
''These reforms will provide access to new avenues to allow survivors to pursue compensation so they can focus on recovering and moving forward with their lives,'' a US Daily reported Speakman as saying.
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Under the new reforms, such organisations would need to provide proof that they took reasonable precautions to prevent abuse as the government announced the reversal of the burden of proof.
According to media reports thousands of children in Australia are victim of sexual assault. The royal commision while preparing the report heard testimony of over 15,000 survivors as they detailed their claims.
The reports further say that more than 4,000 such institutions are accused of sexual abuse.
Earlier in May the Victoria state of Australia became the first state to introduce such reforms in their law.