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National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018
61Abuse occurring inside a non‑participating State
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61 Abuse occurring inside a non‑participating State
(1) For the purposes of subsection 13(2), a person is eligible for redress under the scheme if:
(a) the person would be eligible under subsection 13(1) apart from the fact that the person does not meet the condition in paragraph 13(1)(b) because the sexual abuse of the person occurred inside a non‑participating State (disregarding subsection (2) of this section); and
(b) a Commonwealth institution or a participating Territory institution is primarily responsible for the abuse of the person.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 14(2), if a person is eligible for redress under the scheme because of subsection (1) of this section, then the abuse of the person is within the scope of the scheme.
Part 3‑2—Special rules excluding entitlement to redress