Thousands of victims of child sex abuse in Victorian institutions are being offered a second chance at justice.
One leading victims’ lawyer said the reform would change everything for many victims, some of whom were sent away with pay-outs of as little as $5000 by churches who held all the legal advantages in a system stacked against survivors.It is unclear how many survivors might be cleared to sue their abusers under the reform but one compensation scheme, the Catholic Church’s controversial “Melbourne Response” is thought to have signed up more than 500 victims to deeds of release.
On average, survivors of child sexual abuse take about 22 years to report the crimes committed against them, usually putting them outside the legal time limits, which have now been abolished, to sue their abusers, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found. Settlements were commonly conditional on deeds of release, which were often signed by people who had not taken legal advice.The government says that allowing the courts to set aside these deeds if it is “just and reasonable” ensures victim survivors are not left worse off.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Why does anyone bother to sign anything? It all means nothing...the rules get changed to suit the stronger participant
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