National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Rules 2020 (Cth)

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Rules 2020

I, Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services, make the following instrument.

Dated 12 June 2020

Anne Ruston

Minister for Families and Social Services

Contents

Schedule 1—Amendments 2

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Rules 2018 2

1Name

This instrument is the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Rules 2020.

2Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3Authority

This instrument is made under section 179 of the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in Schedule 1, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Rules 2018

1

After section 56

Insert:

56A Timing of declaration

For the purposes of paragraph 115(4)(b) of the Act, the prescribed day is 31 December 2020.

Note: Paragraph 115(4)(b) of the Act allows for the prescription of a later day (after the second anniversary of the scheme start day) for the Minister to declare that institutions, other than defunct institutions, are participating institutions under subsection 115(2) of the Act.