Child sexual abuse and access to justice for civil claims: time to reform the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld)
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2015
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Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Abstract
Fundamentally, this issue is about people’s right of access to the justice
system. Changing the law to remove the time limit for these cases merely
provides survivors with the chance to have their claim heard in court – it does
not guarantee success. It is a fundamental tenet of a liberal democracy that
people who suffer injury should be able to obtain access to the justice system to
seek compensation for their injury and hold offenders accountable.
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civil court, Limitation of Actions Act, Australia, International Resources, civil injury claim, child sexual abuse
Citation
Mathews, B. (2015). Child sexual abuse and access to justice for civil claims: time to reform the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld). Australian Centre for Health Law Research.