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WA election 2017: Pledge to lift limits on child abuse victims seeking damages
The Barnett Government has promised to introduce legislation to scrap the six-year statute of limitations on when victims of child abuse can take civil against their perpetrators or institutions if it is re-elected.
Premier Colin Barnett said the Liberals would also remove limitation periods for serious physical abuse.
The statute of limitations restricts when…