What does the National Redress Scheme do?
The National Redress Scheme:
- acknowledges the widespread sexual abuse of children in Australian institutions
- recognises the suffering endured by survivors
- holds institutions accountable for the abuse
- helps people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse gain access to counselling, a direct personal response, and a redress payment.
What is the National Redress Scheme
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Key stakeholders of the Scheme
- Survivors: Individuals who experienced institutional child sexual abuse and can apply to the National Redress Scheme to receive acknowledgement of the harm caused by the abuse.
- Redress Support Services: Free, confidential emotional, legal, and financial counselling for survivors.
- Institutions: Organisations that have agreed to provide redress.
- Independent Decision Makers: Considers applications, make decisions, and conducts reviews of redress applications.
- National Redress Scheme staff: Commonwealth Government staff who promote the Scheme and process applications.
Further information
For more details, refer to:
- The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018(Opens in a new tab/window)
- The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Rules 2018(Opens in a new tab/window)
- The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Assessment Framework 2018(Opens in a new tab/window)
- The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Direct Personal Response Framework 2018(Opens in a new tab/window)
- The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Declaration 2018(Opens in a new tab/window)
- Redress Application Guidebook
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