National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018

A counselling and psychological services payment is a payment of compensation under the scheme. However, for the purposes of:

the Social Security Act 1991 and the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986; and

any other legislation of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;

This subsection prevents a counselling and psychological services payment affecting other payments that may be payable to the person under legislation. For example, when determining whether a social security payment is payable, or the amount of such a payment, a counselling and psychological services payment is not to be taken into account.

For the purposes of the application of any law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory in relation to a counselling and psychological services payment:

the payment and the entitlement to the payment are absolutely inalienable, whether by way of, or in consequence of, sale, assignment, charge, execution, bankruptcy or otherwise; and

no amount may be deducted from the payment.

Subsections (1) and (2) have effect subject to section 51.

Nothing in this Act prevents a liability insurance contract from treating a counselling and psychological services payment as being a payment of compensation or damages.