Victims of childhood sexual abuse in Western Australia will now be eligible to claim after the Statute of Limitations for the period in which to lodge a claim has been lifted. There will now be no limitation on how long after the abuse that a victim can claim. Koffels have been currently acting in such cases for victims in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania with enormous success, and now will be able to commence claims for their Western Australian clients. This is a progressive legal reform bringing Western Australia into unison with other states that have long since dropped the limitation period for such cases.
Matters of abuse are so often kept a hard held secret by the victims for decades, and it is for this reason that the previous limitation period of 6 years was both unrealistic and unfair. Today the public recognition of these abuses and the support that has followed is fanning the courage of victims to rise above the shameful secrets of the past. Now victims of Western Australian bases institutions can also achieve vindication and some degree of closure through the support they can now receive by the legal process.
As ground breakers in innovative and progressive approaches to these matters, Koffels Solicitors & Barristers are both relieved and encouraged by this progressive and right minded reform. If you are affected by this new legislation we are experienced, supportive and have a track record of some of the most successful claims in Australia to date. Contact Ross Koffel [email protected] should you just want to talk it through. See also YouTube post of Ross Koffel as interviewed for the ABC’s 7:30 Report.
