Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00613:section:132
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Provision Reference: s 132
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132  Simplified outline of this Part

      Two or more participating institutions may form a participating group for the purposes of the scheme. There are 2 main features of an institution being a member of a participating group.
      The first is that the members of the group will be associates of each other. Some provisions of this Act apply in a special way for associates. For example, if a person accepts an offer of redress, then the person releases the participating institutions determined by the Operator to be responsible for the abuse (and their officials), as well as all of the associates of that institution (and their officials).
      The second is that all participating groups must have a representative for the group. The representative may act on behalf of each member of the group (for example, communicate with the Operator). However, the representative will not assume any obligations or liabilities of the members, except for the liability of a member to pay funding contribution.

Division 2—Participating groups