Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00613:section:4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00613
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 28467–30269

person may accept or decline the offer.
      If the person accepts the offer, then the person becomes entitled to redress under the scheme. The person is required to release particular institutions and officials from all civil liability for the abuse. Those institutions and officials are the participating institutions determined by the Operator to be responsible for the abuse, their officials, their associates and the officials of their associates. The abuser is not released from liability.
      Once entitled, the person will be provided with redress under the scheme.
      If the person declines the offer, then the person is not entitled to redress under the scheme. The person is not required to release any institution or official from liability for the abuse.
      In certain circumstances, the Operator may make an advance payment for a person who has applied for redress.
      The Operator is responsible for the administration of the scheme. To ensure that the scheme is survivor‑focussed, the Operator (and other officers of the scheme) must take into account general guiding principles when taking action under the scheme. For example, one of the principles is that redress must be assessed and provided so as to avoid further harming or traumatising the person.
      Participating institutions that are determined by the Operator to be responsible for the abuse of a person are liable for the costs of providing redress to the person. Those institutions are also liable for contributing to the costs of the administration of the scheme. The Operator is responsible for recovering those costs from those institutions through funding contributions, which those institutions are required to pay on a quarterly basis.

Part 1‑2—Definitions

Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part