Victoria The Limitations Act of 1958 allows 12 years for victims of child abuse to make a claim, with age 37 the latest at which a claim can be made. The police submitted evidence to a commission, the Victorian Inquiry into Church and Institutional Child Abuse (in existence since 2012) indicating that it takes an average of 24 years for a victims of child sexual abuse to go to the police. According to Attorney General Robert Clark, the government will remove statutes of limitations on criminal child abuse; victims of violent crime should be given additional time, as adults, to deal with the legal system. Offenders of minors and the disabled have used the statute of limitations to avoid detection and prosecution, moving from state to state and country to country; an example which was presented to the Victorian Inquiry was the Christian Brothers.
victoria the limitations act of 1958 allows 12 years for victims of child abuse to make a claim with age 37 the latest at which a claim can be made the police submitted evidence to a commission the victorian inquiry into church and institutional child abuse (in existence since 2012) indicating that it takes an average of 24 years for a victims of child sexual abuse to go to the police according to attorney general robert clark the government will remove statutes of limitations on criminal child abuse; victims of violent crime should be given additional time as adults to deal with the legal system offenders of minors and the disabled have used the statute of limitations to avoid detection and prosecution moving from state to state and country to country; an example which was presented to the victorian inquiry was the christian brothers