Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00613:section:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00613
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 30769–34004

6  The Dictionary
  In this Act:
abuse means sexual abuse or non‑sexual abuse.
abuser: a person is the abuser of another person if the person has abused the other person.
acceptance document: see subsection 42(2).
acceptance period: see section 40.
administrator: see subsection 48(1A).
adoption Act: see subsection 144(9).
advance payment: see subsection 56B(1).
amendment reference: see subsection 144(3).
approved form means a form approved under section 188.
assessment framework: see subsection 32(2).
assessment framework policy guidelines: see subsection 33(3).
assistance nominee means a person who is appointed as an assistance nominee under paragraph 81(1)(a).
associate: for when a participating institution is an associate of another participating institution, see subsections 133(3) and 135(5).
child means a person under the age of 18.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Commonwealth institution: see section 109.
component of redress means any of the 3 components of redress referred to in subsection 16(1).
counselling and psychological component of redress means:
 (a) the counselling and psychological services payment; or
 (b) access to counselling and psychological services under the scheme.
counselling and psychological services contribution: see section 160.
counselling and psychological services payment means a payment payable under subsections 51(3) to (3D).
declared provider: see subsection 146(2).
defunct: an institution is defunct if it is no longer in existence.
direct personal response: see subsection 54(2).
direct personal response framework: see subsection 55(2).
eligible: see section 13.
eligible funding jurisdiction for an institution in relation to abuse: see section 164D.
entitled: see subsections 12(2), (3) and (4).
equally responsible: for when an institution is equally responsible for abuse of a person, see subsections 15(3), (5) and (6).
express amendment: see subsection 144(9).
financial institution means a body corporate that is an authorised deposit‑taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959.
Foreign Affairs Minister means the Minister administering the Australian Passports Act 2005.
funder of last resort: see section 163.
funding contribution: see section 150.
government institution means a Commonwealth institution, State institution or Territory institution.
Home Affairs Minister means the Minister administering the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
Human Services Department means Services Australia.
incorporated lone institution: see paragraph 124(3)(b).
independent decision‑maker: see subsection 185(3).
initial referred provisions: see subsection 144(9).
institution means any body, entity, group of persons or organisation (whether or not incorporated), but does not include a family or an individual.
institutions' total share: see subsection 30(3).
legal nominee means a person who is appointed as a legal nominee under paragraph 81(1)(b).
listed: see subsections 164(1), 164A(1), 164B(1) and 164C(1).
lone institution: see subsection 124(2).
maximum amount: see step 1 of the method statement in subsection 30(2).
National Redress Scheme Agreement means the Intergovernmental