Part 1Introduction

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 32 The assessment framework 33 The assessment framework policy guidelines Division 5—Notice of determination to applicant, participating institutions and funders of last resort 34 Notice of determination to applicant 35 Notice of determination to participating institutions 35A Notice of determination to funders of last resort Division 6—Effect of determination and admissibility of evidence in civil proceedings 36 Effect of determination 37 Admissibility of documents in evidence in civil proceedings Part 2‑4—Offers and acceptance of redress 38 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Offers of redress 39 Offer of redress 40 Acceptance period for offers of redress 41 Notice of offer to participating institutions 41A Notice of offer to funders of last resort Division 3—Accepting or declining offers of redress 42 Accepting the offer of redress 43 Effect of acceptance on civil liability 44 Notice to participating institutions that the offer is accepted 44A Notice to funders of last resort that the offer is accepted 45 Declining the offer of redress 46 Notice to participating institutions that the offer is declined 46A Notice to funders of last resort that the offer is declined 46B Notice to partly‑participating institutions Part 2‑5—Provision of redress under the scheme 47 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—The redress payment 48 The Operator must pay the redress payment 49 Protection of the redress payment—general 50 Additional protection of the redress payment—garnishee orders Division 3—Counselling and psychological component of redress 51 The Operator must enable access to the counselling and psychological component of redress 52 Protection of the counselling and psychological services payment—general 53 Additional protection of the counselling and psychological services payment—garnishee orders Division 4—Direct personal responses 54 Direct personal response from responsible institutions and partly‑participating institutions 55 The direct personal response framework 56 General principles guiding provision of direct personal responses Part 2‑6—Advance payments 56A Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Advance payments 56B The Operator may make an advance payment 56C Protection of the advance payment—general 56D Additional protection of advance payment—garnishee orders Chapter 3—Special rules to deal with exceptional cases Part 3‑1—Special rules allowing entitlement to redress 57 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Death of person before acceptance of redress offer 58 Person dies before determination is made on application for redress 59 Person dies before offer of redress is accepted, declined or withdrawn 60 Entitlement to redress payment Division 3—Abuse for which a Commonwealth institution or participating Territory institution is responsible 61 Abuse occurring inside a non‑participating State Part 3‑2—Special rules excluding entitlement to redress 62 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Special assessment of applicants with serious criminal convictions 63 Special assessment of applicants with serious criminal convictions Division 3—Security notices Subdivision A—No entitlement to redress while security notice in force