Institutional abuse of children : legal remedies and redress in Australia / Bill Madden, Tina Cockburn, Benjamin Madden.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2023.

2nd edition

200738

Sexually abused children -- Australia.

Child abuse -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Child sexual abuse -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Children with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.

Abused children -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Australia.

Children with disabilities -- Abuse of -- Australia.

1. An introduction and the Royal Commission

2. Liability of perpetrators and the standard of proof

3. Direct liability of organisations

4. Vicarious liability

5. Liability of organisations and non-delegable duty

6. Damages and the civil liability framework

7. Limitation laws

8. Delay and prejudice: applications to stay proceedings

9. Revisiting earlier settlements and judgments

10. Statutory reforms

11. Challenges

12. The national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse.

Institutional abuse of children: Legal remedies and redress in Australia, 2nd edition examines the current compensation framework and the unique National Redress Scheme for historic child sexual abuse, which aims to be less formal and to involve less trauma for survivors. This new edition is timely. The legal framework has continued to develop at a rapid pace and additional legislation has been enacted across Australia. Features: Analyses the rapidly developing legal framework governing claims for compensation and redress arising out of sexual abuse of children in institutional settings in Australia; Examines the relationship between the National Redress Scheme and civil claims; Provides a practical understanding of how to work through the intersecting laws and redress systems to best advise clients. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409355659

xxxii, 299 pages ; 24 cm