New South Wales first to respond to sex-abuse recommendations

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (right) and Attorney General Mark Speakman and new laws to protect children and young people from sexual abuse

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (right) and Attorney General Mark Speakman and new laws to protect children and young people from sexual abuse Source: AAP

The New South Wales Government has announced a number of changes in response to the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse. Among the new measures is the introduction of a maximum life sentence for offenders found to be persistent abusers.



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