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

St. Leonards, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2026.

3rd edition

203468

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. Lability of alleged perpetrators

3. Direct liability of organisations

4. Vicarious liability

5. Non-delegable duty

6. Damages and civil liability legislation

7. Limitation laws

8. Applications to stay proceedings

9. Setting aside earlier agreements

10. Statutory reforms

11. Challenges

12. The national redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse

Appendix 1. Recommendations of the royal commission

Appendix 2. Getting the national redress scheme right: an overdue step towards justice.

Institutional abuse of children: Legal remedies and redress in Australia, 3rd edition examines the current compensation framework and the National Redress Scheme for historic child sexual abuse, which aims to be less formal and to involve less trauma for survivors. Publication of this new edition is timely. Since the second edition, the legal framework has continued to develop at a rapid pace as additional legislation has been enacted across Australia, and the courts continue to interpret these new legislative provisions. Features: Analyses the rapidly developing legal framework governing claims for compensation and redress arising out of the 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.

9780409362350

xxxvi, 357 pages ; 24 cm