Committee
Resumed from 20 November. The Deputy Chair of Committees (Hon Matthew Swinbourn) in the chair; Hon Sue Ellery (Leader of the House) in charge of the bill.
[Speeches and comments from various members]
Second Reading
Resumed from an earlier stage of the sitting.
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [5.09 pm]: As I said before question time, it is important that we provide appropriate counselling and mental health support services for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The royal commission recommended that counselling and psychological services be available to survivors for the duration of their lives. A lump sum of $150 000, which is the maximum payment, is not likely to be able to pay for that.
