Institutional Abuse within the ADF Compensation

Australian Defence Force institutional abuse claims

You may be one of the thousands of school-age young Australians who were excited to be accepted into an ADF junior recruit or apprentice cadet training program between the 1950s and 1980s.

But your excitement may tragically have been replaced by trauma because the ADF didn’t sufficiently care for the teens in its care. If you’ve lived with the devastating impacts of a failure to protect you from child sexual abuse on ADF training sites, Shine Lawyers can help. You may be able to access justice and right wrong with an institutional abuse claim for ADF abuse compensation.

How an institutional abuse claim can help

Making an institutional abuse claim won’t erase what happened to you, but it may be an opportunity:

To hold the ADF to account
For the acknowledgement of what happened to you
For an apology

ADF sexual abuse compensation may help with the impact that abuse has had on your life.

Why choose Shine’s abuse lawyers for your institutional abuse claim?

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What we will ask:

Questions to help us understand your experience and how your life has been impacted. Your responses will help us define the best course of action for your claim.

What happens next:

Either book a no-obligation appointment with a medical negligence expert right away or,
Speak with our team about your options

ADF abuse compensation FAQs

Are there time limits to make an institutional abuse claim?

There’s no time limit in Australia for making an institutional abuse claim for childhood ADF sexual abuse. This means that you may make a civil abuse claim decades after your childhood sexual abuse occurred.

Do you need an institutional abuse claims lawyer?

It’s possible to represent yourself for your historical institutional abuse claim. However, at a challenging time, expert. Compassionate institutional abuse claims lawyers and mental health support team members are invaluable. They have the knowledge, compassion and empathy to help guide your claim and support you.

Can Shine Lawyers represent me for a National Redress Scheme payment?

Understanding your legal options before applying for the National Redress Scheme is important. This advice can be provided for free by contacting Knowmore, an independent legal service provider.

Getting support for adult survivors of childhood ADF sexual abuse

In an emergency, please call 000. For ongoing professional support for you or your loved one, we suggest contacting any of the following organisations: