1.1.E.10 Eligible
Definition
For the purposes of the National Redress Scheme, a person is eligible for redress if that person meets all of the following criteria:
- The person was sexually abused as a child before 1 July 2018.
- The sexual abuse occurred in a participating state, inside a territory, or outside Australia (all states and territories are now participating in the Scheme).
- One or more participating institutions can be found responsible for the abuse.
- The sexual abuse is of a kind for which the maximum amount of redress payment that could be payable to the person (as worked out under the assessment framework) would be more than nil.
- The person is an Australian citizen or permanent resident under Australian Citizenship Act 2007 at the time they apply to the Scheme.
A person is also eligible for redress under the Scheme if the NRSAct or the NRS Rules prescribe that the person is eligible.