Redress and Civil Litigation report
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released the Redress and Civil Litigation report on 14 September 2015.
This report addresses paragraph (d) of the Letters Patent.
(d) what institutions and governments should do to address, or alleviate the impact of, past and future child sexual abuse and related matters in institutional contexts, including, in particular, in ensuring justice for victims through the provision of redress by institutions, processes for referral for investigation and prosecution and support services.
Recommendations
This Redress and Civil Litigation report contains recommendations in relation to the provision of effective redress for survivors through the establishment, funding and operation of a single national redress scheme and the provision of a direct personal response to survivors by institutions. This report also contains recommendations for reforms to civil litigation systems to make civil litigation a more effective means of providing justice for survivors.
Further information can be located on the Redress and Civil Litigation page of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse website.