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
Related Titles
• Young, Kenny & Monahan (editors), Children and the law in Australia, 2016
B Com LLB(Hons) UQ; LLM QUT; Grad Cert Education (Higher Education) QUT; TEP. SEDA Accredited Teacher in Higher Education. Associate Professor in Law, QUT. Co-Director, Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Bill Madden is a lawyer specialising in civil liability law, in particular medical and abuse litigation. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at the Queensland University of Technology and is a Senior Fellow in the Melbourne Law Masters program at the University of Melbourne. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.
Benjamin Madden is a lawyer practising in New South Wales. He obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney before completing his Juris Doctor at the University of Technology Sydney. His interests include medical and abuse litigation, employment law and the interaction between the law and emerging technologies.
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