create a fairer civil litigation system for all child abuse survivors. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
Victims of sexual abuse can finally sue the Catholic church in New South Wales after the state government abolished the infamous “Ellis defence”.
In October the NSW parliament passed laws to allow survivors to seek justice and sue unincorporated organisations, including churches, following recommendations by the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/01/sex-abuse-victims-can-finally-sue-churches-in-nsw-as-ellis-defence-abolished
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