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28 February 2016

Child abuse victim urges nation to follow 'life-saving' ACT disclosure scheme

A child abuse campaigner has urged Australian governments to follow the ACT's proposed mandatory disclosure scheme, saying it would have saved children like him from being molested at the hands of a Marist brother decades ago.
Damian De Marco, named ACT Local Hero of the Year for his campaigning, is set to speak at a NSW Ombudsman's conference in Sydney on Friday, where he will praise the ACT's "courageous" plans to prevent institutional child sexual abuse and urge other states and territories to follow suit.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/child-abuse-victim-urges-nation-to-follow-lifesaving-act-disclosure-scheme-20160225-gn3cjo.html