National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018

The Operator may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, pay an amount under this section (an advance payment) for a person if:

the person has made an application for redress under the scheme; and

the application includes a statement by the person to the effect that the person has suffered institutional child sexual abuse that occurred:

inside a participating State; or

inside a Territory; or

outside Australia; and

the person was not prevented under section 20 from making the application; and

the Operator has not made a determination under section 29 to approve, or not approve, the application; and

the Operator is satisfied that one or more of the following apply:

the person is aged 70 or over;

the person is aged 55 or over and is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander (both within the meaning of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005);

the person is terminally ill;

there are exceptional circumstances justifying the advance payment being made;

any other circumstances prescribed by the rules; and

the person has not died; and

the Operator considers it appropriate to do so; and

any requirements prescribed by the rules are satisfied.

The amount of the advance payment is $10,000.

The advance payment is payable to:

the person; or

if another person is an administrator of the person and the Operator considers it appropriate in the circumstances—the administrator.

The Operator must give the person written notice of the advance payment.

The rules may prescribe matters relating to the payment of advance payments.