Child sex abuse survivor Kirsty Pratt has put parts of her life on hold to walk up the steps of WA's Parliament House every sitting day she could since October.
She watched hours upon hours of debate from the public gallery as she patiently, quietly sent a message to the parliamentarians below.
"I just decided that I needed to be there and be visible," Ms Pratt said.
"It was to remind every single member of the Legislative Assembly that their constituents are survivors, we're still here, we're still waiting, this has gone on long enough."
On Wednesday, Attorney-General John Quigley introduced legislation to remove the statute of limitations, which would allow victims to take legal action against the institution where they were abused decades after the abuse took place.
Currently, victims of abuse must sue for damages within six years of an offence.
Sense of deja vu
Emotion spilled from other abuse survivors on the steps of Parliament on Wednesday, as the prospect of change came a little closer. But the survivors have been here before.
Their hopes were lifted, then dashed, when Liberal MP Graham Jacob's bill, which would have eliminated those limits, was killed off by the Barnett Government last year.
For them and for Ms Pratt, the battle will only be won when the legislation is passed.
Mr Quigley said he had his fingers crossed that would happen quickly, but could make no guarantee it would be passed before Parliament rises for the year.
He was determined that the cost to the state would be no barrier.
"You can't put a price on justice," Mr Quigley said.
"You can't say how much will it cost. Justice doesn't have a price ticket, these people who've had their lives destroyed need justice, they need their day in court."
A teacher's ultimate betrayal
Ms Pratt was subjected to years of abuse at the hands of her classroom teacher from the age of eight in regional WA.
She was one of several girls in the bush classroom who were abused.
Now married with a child of her own, Ms Pratt will continue to watch closely from the public gallery as the laws she has fought so hard for are finally debated.
If they are passed, the McGowan Government will have delivered on a key election promise, but it also means another battle for Ms Pratt and fellow survivors as they begin a fight for compensation.
"That will probably be actually quite difficult for me, because a long time ago this became less about me personally, it became about all survivors," she said.
"To then ask me to shift my focus, and focus on me, will actually be quite difficult."
