A LEGAL roadblock stopping child sexual abuse survivors from suing churches and other powerful institutions has been “condemned to the scrapheap” from today, said NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman.
NSW Government legislation abolishing the so-called “Ellis defence” takes effect from today after more than a decade where it blocked many survivors from seeking justice against the institutions that failed them.
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5831830/a-good-day-finally-arrives-for-child-abuse-survivors/?cs=7
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