Parliamentary inquiry warns it may run out of time to work through backlog of cases due to significant hold ups and surge in applications
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Abuse survivors are at serious risk of being denied justice from the church and other institutions due to extraordinary delays with the national redress scheme, a parliamentary inquiry has warned.
The delays to processing claims for redress are so significant that the inquiry has recommended the federal, state and territory governments agree to extend the life of the scheme, or risk “running out of time” to work through the backlog of cases.