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9.3.6 Review of the Scheme

Summary

The Minister must commence a review of the Scheme as soon as possible after:

  • the second anniversary of the Scheme start day, and
  • the eighth anniversary of the Scheme start day.

The Minister may prescribe a later day for these reviews through the NRS Rules.

The scope of the reviews must include all of the following matters:

  • the extent to which the States, participating Territories and non-government institutions have opted into the Scheme, including key facilitators and barriers to opting in
  • the extent to which survivors who are eligible for redress under the Scheme have applied for redress
  • the extent to which redress has been provided to survivors who are entitled to redress under the Scheme
  • the application, assessment and decision-making process, including user experiences of the process
  • redress payments
  • access to counselling and psychological services under the Scheme
  • the extent to which survivors access direct personal responses under the Scheme, including factors influencing the uptake and experiences with the direct personal response process
  • the availability of, and access to, support services under the Scheme
  • the implications of the Scheme's design for survivors (including Indigenous and child migrant survivors as well as survivors who are still children or who have a criminal conviction)
  • the operation of the Scheme's funding arrangements (including a review of the Scheme administration component of funding contribution for participating institutions' share of the costs of the administration of the Scheme)
  • the operation of the funder of last resort provisions
  • the extent to which the Scheme has been implemented as proposed in the National Redress Scheme Agreement
  • the views of key stakeholders on the Scheme (including representatives from survivor groups, non-government institutions, advocacy groups, support services provider groups, the Independent Advisory Council, the Commonwealth, the states and the territories)
  • the administration of this Act and the Scheme
  • any other matter relevant to the operation of this Act or the Scheme.

The eighth anniversary review must also consider the results of any other review or evaluation conducted in relation to the operation of the Scheme.

Act reference: NRSAct section 192 Review of the scheme

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