ACWA Submission: Claim farming prohibition bill (14 February 2025)
ACWA has responded to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice draft of the Claim Farming Practices Prohibition Bill 2025. The exposure draft Bill proposes to prohibit the practice of “claim farming” in NSW, which involves individuals or organisations targeting personal injury or abuse victims, contacting them without their consent and encouraging them to lodge civil compensation claims often by using high-pressure and misleading tactics. More information about the bill can be found here:
https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/about-us/engage-with-us/public-consultations/draft-bills/proposed-laws-to-prohibit-claim-farming.html
You can read ACWA’s submission here.
ACWA wishes to stress that from a policy perspective, the implementation of legislation preventing claim farming practices should be accompanied by close consideration of the adequacy of current avenues for victim-survivors in NSW to obtain information about, and how to exercise, their legal rights to make legitimate claims.
