7.3 Participating State institutions
What is a participating State institution?
For the purposes of the Scheme, a participating State institution is an institution that is or was established for a public purpose under a law of a participating State. State institutions participating in the Scheme will be liable for providing redress to a person eligible for redress.
Participating State institutions must be declared by the Minister for Social Services.
What is a State institution?
An institution is a State institution where:
- it is or was part of a state
- it is or was a body established for a public purpose (whether or not the body is incorporated) by or under a law of a state that is participating in the Scheme, or
- is prescribed by the NRS Rules as being a State institution under the Scheme.
What is not a State institution?
The Scheme does not consider an institution a State institution if the NRS Rules prescribe the institution as not being a State institution under the Scheme. This rule making power is intended to exclude a State institution where it is more appropriate for another participating institution to pay redress for a person rather than the state.