In brief - Institutions covered by the Bill should
review their child protection policies and procedures, and consider
their liability risk
The
Civil Liability (Institutional Child Abuse) Amendment
Bill was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on the
31 October 2018. It is likely to pass into law in the first half of
2019.
The Bill will amend the
Civil Liability Act 2003 (CLA), the
Limitations of Actions Act 1974 (LAA) and the
Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (PIPA) to
broaden the liability of institutions for child abuse.
The purpose of this Bill is to bring Queensland's response
to institutional child abuse into line with the other states, while
giving effect to recommendations made by the Royal Commission into
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
