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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, 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.

Act reference: NRSAct section 13 When is a person eligible for redress?

Policy reference: Redress Guide Part 3 Eligibility & entitlement to redress

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