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1.1.S.25 Set of abuse

Definition

A 'set of abuse' is defined for the purposes of calculating an institutions gross liability amount of the redress payment at step 2 of the redress method statement.

A set of abuse of a person covers all the abuse of the person for which:

  • a particular institution is primarily responsible, or
  • the same institutions are equally responsible.

Act reference: NRSAct section 30(2) Working out institution's share of the costs of redress payment

NRS Rules section 20 What is a set of abuse?

Policy reference: Redress Guide 5.1.1 Redress payment – method statement

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