Commonwealth accused of failing to implement recommendation for federal scheme and shifting responsibility for compensation onto statesAnger and confusion has followed a federal government announcement indicating it is not likely to implement a key recommendation of the child abuse royal commission that it establish a national redress scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse.
Support groups for survivors of child sexual abuse own given different interpretations to the announcement on Friday that the federal government will lead development of a nationally consistent approach to redress but that responsibility should rest with state and territory jurisdictions where the abuse occurred.
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Source: theguardian.com