National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment Act 2024 (9 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Amendments to existing processes

Part 2   Serious criminal convictions and applications by persons in gaol

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018

8   Section 62

Omit:

If a person is sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years or longer for an offence against the law of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or a foreign country, the person will not be entitled to redress unless the Operator makes a determination under subsection 63(5). Division 2 deals with that case.

substitute:

A person is not entitled to redress under the scheme if:

(a) the person is sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years or longer for unlawful killing, a sexual offence, a terrorism offence, or certain related offences; or

(b) the Operator has determined under subsection 63(2B) that the person should undergo a special assessment process;

unless the Operator makes a determination under subsection 63(5). Division 2 deals with that case.