Retta Dixon Home(1978—1980)
For your application
The information below will assist you to fill out Part 2 of the Application for Redress.
Name of institution:
Retta Dixon Home
Institution type:
Community Services
Street:
Bagot Road Aboriginal Reserve
Suburb or town:
DARWIN
State:
NT
Postcode:
0800
Country:
Australia
About institution
Institution included through:
Retta Dixon Home
Also known as:
Aborigines Inland Mission Half-caste Home; Retta Dixon Children's Home
Notes:
The Northern Territory (NT) Government has agreed to be a funder of last resort for this institution under original and expanded funder of last resort provisions, post NT self-government, 1 July 1978. If an Independent Decision Maker finds the NT Government institution equally responsible for abuse with this institution, it will fund this institution's share of the redress payment and the counselling component. Where an application names this institution and the NT is not equally responsible for the abuse, the application can still progress and an offer of redress made where applicable.