NSW bill could limit the use of permanent stay law used to fight compensation claims from sexual abuse survivors from abused Watch Video

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✓ Published: 09-May-2024

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Laws which allow institutions to block historical sexual abuse cases from ever reaching court could be removed. A Four Corners investigation found churches and other groups have been granted permanent stays on civil claims against them, because too much time had passed. Now, a private member’s bill aims to limit the practice, so survivors can get their day in court.