$35M settlement in NT youth detention class action a ‘discount’, court hears
Chief Justice Debra Mortimer 2021-11-08 9:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney
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The Northern Territory’s agreement to pay $35 million to settle a class action on behalf of 1,200 young people who allegedly suffered human rights abuses while in detention was a “discount” on the claimed value of compensation owed, a court has heard.

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