Royal commission: Blow to plan for national redress scheme for child sex abuse victims
Hopes for a single, national scheme to provide assistance and
compensation for victims of child sexual abuse have been dealt a heavy
blow, with the federal government stating that such a scheme is too
complex, time consuming and costly. The statements were made in a
blunt, two-page submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional
Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which is trying to develop a redress
scheme for those who have suffered abuse.
