Part Part 1 - National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018 - Introduction

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Chapter 1—Introduction

Part 1‑1—Introduction

Division 1—Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

Division 2—Objects of this Act

3 Objects of this Act

Division 3—Simplified outline of this Act

4 Simplified outline of this Act

Part 1‑2—Definitions

5 Simplified outline of this Part

Division 2—The Dictionary

6 The Dictionary

Chapter 2—The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

Part 2‑1—Establishment of the scheme

7 Simplified outline of this Part

Division 2—Establishment of the scheme

8 Establishment of the scheme

9 The National Redress Scheme Operator

10 General principles guiding actions of officers under the scheme

Part 2‑2—Entitlement to redress under the scheme

11 Simplified outline of this Part

Division 2—Entitlement to redress under the scheme

12 When is a person entitled to be provided with redress?

13 When is a person eligible for redress?

14 When is abuse within the scope of the scheme?

15 When is an institution responsible for abuse?

16 What redress is provided to a person?

17 What is redress for?

Part 2‑3—How to obtain redress under the scheme

18 Simplified outline of this Part

Division 2—Application for redress under the scheme

19 Application for redress

20 When an application cannot be made

21 Special process for child applicants

22 Withdrawal of an application

23 Notice of a withdrawal to participating institutions

Division 3—Obtaining information for the purposes of determining the application

24 Power to request information from the applicant

25 Power to request information from institutions

26 Failure of the applicant or institutions to comply with a request

27 State or Territory laws do not prevent complying with request

28 False or misleading information, documents or statements

Division 4—The Operator must determine whether to approve the application

29 The Operator must make a determination on the application

30 Working out the amount of redress payment and sharing of costs

31 Working out the amount of the counselling and psychological component and sharing of costs