Abuse solicitor welcomes potential statute of limitations removal
A Newcastle solicitor specialising in compensation for
survivors of child sexual abuse says he would welcome the removal of the
statute of limitations on historic abuse claims. In New South
Wales, victims of child sexual abuse typically have between three and 12
years to sue for damages, but the government is considering extending
or scrapping the time limit. Peter Kelso said although the limitation seems arbitrary, when it was
first introduced legislators would not have been considering its impact
on victims of historic sex abuse. "There would be no way they would have been thinking about historical child sex abuse case," he said.
