1.1.R.20 Referral Act
Definition
To participate in the National Redress Scheme, each Australian state (for example, NSW) must refer power to the Commonwealth for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act. The state will then become a 'participating institution' (1.1.P.20).
From 1 July 2018, the parliaments of each state that pass a referral Act for the NRSAct to apply can participate in the Scheme. This requires:
- referring to the Commonwealth Parliament the power to make laws and amendments (subject to any exemptions) to the Act in relation to the Scheme.