Victims of child sex abuse will be able to sue institutions such as churches under proposed new laws in Australia's most populous state, authorities said on Sunday (June 10).
The proposed legislation came after a five-year royal commission - which released its final report late last year - detailed thousands of harrowing abuse cases involving churches, orphanages, sporting clubs, youth groups and schools and going back decades.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-state-to-allow-sex-abuse-victims-to-sue-churches
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-state-to-allow-sex-abuse-victims-to-sue-churches
