In New South Wales, a legal loophole which prevented child sexual abuse survivors from suing religious institutions has been removed after new legal reforms.
NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman says the reforms will ‘make it easier for child sexual abuse survivors and all child abuse survivors to take action against those who have failed them in the past.’
Religious institutions will now be held accountable for the actions of officials who used their position to abuse children
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