The victims of sexual harassment by former High Court justice Dyson Heydon have secured a six-figure compensation payout from the federal government.
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has confirmed that Rachel Patterson Collins, Chelsea Tabart and Alex Eggerking were awarded a secret compensation payout reported to exceed more than a million dollars. In making the announcement, Ms Cash said the government had listened to and apologised to all three women.
Source: Dyson Heydon victims secure settlement – Lawyers Weekly
If the government had ‘learned the lesson’ it would not be making ‘secret’ – or even ‘confidential’ – compensation payments. It is the equivalent of ‘hush’ money – and therein lies the problem (a problem that will never stop while money is used to silence victims). Bring it out into the open; leave nothing hidden behind closed doors.