National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2020 Measures No. 7) Declaration 2020

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National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2020 Measures No. 7) Declaration 2020

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

Dated 26 May 2020

Anne Ruston

Minister for Families and Social Services

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Declaration 2018 2

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2020 Measures No. 7) Declaration 2020.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 4 and anything in Schedule 1 not elsewhere covered by this table

The day after this instrument is registered.

 

2.  Schedule 1, items 1 and 6

Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 1.

 

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 115(2), section 119, subsection 127(1), and subsections 134(1) and 137(1) of the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 Declaration 2018

1  Section 11 (at the end of the table)

Add:

53

All Trustees of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) institutions as at paragraphs (i) to (v) of  Item 205 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument

Trustees of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney)

 

54

All The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation institutions as at paragraphs (en) to (io) of Item 206 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument

The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation

 

2  Section 11C (table item 1, column 1)

Omit “176 and 184-195”, insert “176, 184-195 and 201-204”

3  Subsection 15(1) (table item 86, column 1) 

Omit the words “paragraphs (a) to (n) of”

4  Subsection 15(1) (table item 87, column 1) 

Omit the words “paragraphs (a) and (b) of”

5  Subsection 15(1) (table item 88, column 1) 

Omit the words “paragraphs (a) to (d) of”

6  Subsection 15(1) (at the end of the table)

Add:
 

89

All Trustees of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) institutions as at paragraphs (a) to (h) of Item 205 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument

Trustees of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney)

 

90

All The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation institutions as at paragraphs (a) to (em) of Item 206 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument

The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation

 

7  Schedule 1 (table item 64, column 1)

At the end of paragraph (b), add “(only to the extent it operated in Australia from April 1923 to July 1996)”

8  Schedule 1 (table item 140, column 1)

After paragraph (nn), add:

(no) Hope Sydney Christian Church Inc

(np) Harvest Christian Church Assembly of God Horsham Inc

(nq) Destiny Church Atherton Ltd.

(nr) Christian New Life Centre Frederickton/Kempsey Incorporated

(ns) Reach Church

(nt) Cross Central Inc

(nu) Living Word Culcairn Incorporated

(nv) Oberon Christian Life Centre Incorporated

(nw) Coober Pedy Community Church

(nx) Life City Church Perth Inc

(ny) Inspire Child Care Foundation Ltd

(nz) Inspire Church Ltd

(oa) Inspire Church Macarthur Incorporated

(ob) Sydney Training Institute Incorporated

(oc) Inspire Community Services Incorporated

(od) Surfside Church Inc

9  Schedule 1 (table item 141, column 1)

After paragraph (y), add:

  1.     C3 Church Hobart Inc.

(aa) C3 Church Liverpool Ltd

(ab) Faith Centre Darwin Inc

10  Schedule 1 (table item 142, column 1)

After paragraph (be), add:

(bf) Booleroo Ministry Centre Incorporated

(bg) OneVine Community Church Inc.

(bh) Christian Resource Ministries Incorporated

(bi) Christian Resource Care Ltd

(bj) Lighthouse Ministries Moonta Church Incorporated

11  Schedule 1 (table item 147, column 1)

After paragraph (g), add:

(h) Mackay Christian Colleges Ltd

12 Schedule 1 (table item 148, column 1)

After paragraph (p), add:

(q)  Gateway Church (Australia) Ltd

13  Schedule 1 (table item 149, column 1)

After paragraph (h), add:

(i) Youth With A Mission Melbourne Inc

14  Schedule 1 (table item 151, column 1)

After paragraph (h), add:

(i) Sydney Christian Fellowship Incorporated

15  Schedule 1 (table item 152, column 1)

After paragraph (b), add:

(c) Hunter Christian Church Incorporated

16  Schedule 1 (table item 199, column 1)

After paragraph (c), add:

(d) Albany Lighthouse Ministries Incorporated

17  Schedule 1 (at the end of the table)

Add:

201

ACS Mutual - Darlington Christian Fellowship

(a) Darlington Christian Fellowship Incorporated

202

ACS Mutual - Stairway Church Whitehorse

(a) Stairway Church Whitehorse Inc

203

ACS Mutual - Harvest Australia Church

(a) Harvest Australia Church Inc

204

ACS Mutual - Circular Head Christian Schools

(a) Circular Head Christian Schools Inc

205

Trustees of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney)

  1.    Trustees of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) 
  2.    The Trustee for Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney)
  3.    Mercy (North Sydney) Nominees Limited
  4.    Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College Limited
  5.    The Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College Foundation Limited
  6.     The Mercy Foundation Limited
  7.    The Mater Private Hospital, North Sydney (while under the authority of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney) from 1906 to 2000)
  8.    Any part of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney), including any works which are or were at the relevant time, canonically subject to the authority of the Congregation Leader of the Sisters of Mercy (North Sydney), whether incorporated or unincorporated and whether still existing or now defunct.
  9.     St Catherine’s, Brooklyn (as in existence from 1907 – 1990)
  10.     Our Lady of Mercy Home, Waitara (as in existence from 1898 – 1977)
  11.    St Patrick’s Girls School, Sydney (as in existence from 1918 – 1990)
  12.     St Patrick’s Girls Commercial College, Sydney (as in existence from 1928 – 1995)
  13. Mercy Family Centre, Waitara (as in existence from 1977 – 2001)
  14.    Waitara Children’s Centre, Waitara (as in existence from 1980 – 2012)
  15.    Mater Public Hospital, North Sydney (as in existence from 1914 – 1982)
  16.    St Francis Xavier School, Lavender Bay (as in existence from 1883 – 1954)
  17.    Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Greenwich (as in existence from 1965 – 1973)
  18.     St Brigid’s School, Millers Point (as in existence from 1901 – 1992)
  19.    St Vincent’s School, Redfern (as in existence from 1885 – 1967)
  20.     Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Watson’s Bay (as in existence from 1910 – 1975)
  21.    Sts Peter and Paul’s School, Tempe (as in existence from 1915 – 1981)
  22.    St Joseph’s Primary School, Neutral Bay (as in existence from 1914 – 1975)

206

The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation

  1.       The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Trusts Corporation
  2.       Presbyterian Church of Victoria
  3.       Arabic (South Yarra) Presbyterian Church
  4.       Ararat Presbyterian Church
  5.       Ashburton Presbyterian Church
  6.        Aspendale Presbyterian Church
  7.       Auburn Presbyterian Church (also known as Chalmers Presbyterian Church)
  8.       Bairnsdale Presbyterian Church
  9.        Balaclava Presbyterian Church (also known as St Margaret’s Presbyterian Church)
  10.        Ballarat North Presbyterian Church (also known as Scots’ Presbyterian Church)
  11.       Ballarat South Presbyterian Church (also known as Ebenezer St John’s Presbyterian Church)
  12.        Ballarat West Presbyterian Church (also known as Grace Presbyterian Church)
  13.     Balmattum Presbyterian Church
  14.       Balwyn (Korean) Presbyterian Church (also known as Korean Presbyterian Church)
  15.       Bannockburn Presbyterian Church
  16.       Belgrave Heights Presbyterian Church
  17.       Bellarine Presbyterian Church
  18.        Benalla Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)
  19.        Bendigo Presbyterian Church (also known as St John’s Presbyterian Church)
  20.        Bendigo East Presbyterian Church  (also known as Reforming Presbyterian Church)
  21.       Blackburn Presbyterian Church
  22.       Brighton Presbyterian Church (also known as St Cuthbert’s Presbyterian Church)
  23.     Brimbank Presbyterian Church
  24.       Broadford Presbyterian Church
  25.       Bundoora Presbyterian Church
  26.       Burwood (Chinese) Community Presbyterian Church

(aa) Camberwell Presbyterian Church (also known as Trinity Presbyterian Church)

(ab) Camperdown Presbyterian Church

(ac) Canterbury Presbyterian Church

(ad) Cardinia Presbyterian Church

(ae) Carisbrook Presbyterian Church (also known Scots’ Presbyterian Church)

(af) Castlemaine Presbyterian Church

(ag) Caulfield Presbyterian Church

(ah) Cheltenham Presbyterian Church (also known as Pioneers Presbyterian Church)

(ai) Clarinda Presbyterian Church

(aj) Clayton Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(ak) Clifton Hill Presbyterian Church

(al)  Colac Presbyterian Church (also known as Scots’ Presbyterian Church)

(am) Coolaroo Presbyterian Church (also known as Samoan Presbyterian Church)

(an) Cranbourne Presbyterian Church

(ao) Croydon Presbyterian Church (also known as Croydon Hills Presbyterian Church)

(ap) Dandenong Presbyterian Church

(aq) Darebin Presbyterian Church (also known as Thornbury Presbyterian Church)

(ar) Daylesford Presbyterian Church

(as) Deaf Presbyterian Church

(at) Donvale Presbyterian Church

(au) Dromana Presbyterian Church

(av) Drouin Presbyterian Church (also known as Scots’ Presbyterian Church)

(aw) Eaglehawk Presbyterian Church

(ax) Eltham Presbyterian Church

(ay) Elwood Presbyterian Church

(az) Epping Presbyterian Church

(ba) Essendon Presbyterian Church

(bb) Flemington Presbyterian Church (also known as St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church)

(bc) Frankston Presbyterian Church

(bd) Gardenvale East Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(be) North Geelong Presbyterian Church

(bf) Geelong West Presbyterian Church (also known as Scots’ Presbyterian Church)

(bg) Gisborne Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(bh) Hamilton Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(bi) Hawthorn Presbyterian Church

(bj) Heathmont Presbyterian Church

(bk) Heidelberg Presbyterian Church

(bl) Heywood Presbyterian Church

(bm) Horsham Presbyterian Church

(bn) Hume Presbyterian Church (also known as Greenvale Presbyterian Church)

(bo) Inverleigh Presbyterian Church (also known as The Leigh Presbyterian Church)

(bp) Kangaroo Ground Presbyterian Church

(bq) Kaniva Presbyterian Church

(br) Kerang Presbyterian Church

(bs) Kirkbrae Retirement Chapel (also known as Kirkbrae Presbyterian Church)

(bt) Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes For Aged People (also known as Presbyterian Church of Victoria Social Services Committee)

(bu) Koroit Presbyterian Church

(bv) Kyabram Presbyterian Church

(bw) Leongatha Presbyterian Church

(bx) Lexton Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(by) Lismore Presbyterian Church

(bz) South East Samoan Presbyterian Church (also known as Lyndhurst Presbyterian Church)

(ca) Malvern Presbyterian Church

(cb) Melbourne West Korean Church

(cc) Scots' Church Melbourne

(cd) Melton Presbyterian Church

(ce) Mernda Presbyterian Church (also known as Mayfield Presbyterian Church)

(cf) Mildura Presbyterian Church (also known as Sunraysia Presbyterian Church)

(cg) Moe Presbyterian Church

(ch) Mordialloc Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(ci) Mornington Presbyterian Church

(cj) Morwell Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(ck) Mt Evelyn Presbyterian Church

(cl) Mt Prospect Presbyterian Church

(cm) Myrtleford Presbyterian Church

(cn) Nagambie Presbyterian Church

(co) Nhill Presbyterian Church

(cp) Noorat Presbyterian Church

(cq) Numurkah Presbyterian Church

(cr) Officer Presbyterian Church (also known as New Life Presbyterian Church)

(cs) Point Cook Presbyterian Church

(ct) Port Fairy Presbyterian Church

(cu) Portland Presbyterian Church

(cv) Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union (also known as PWMU)

(cw) Pyramid Hill Presbyterian Church

(cx) Reservoir Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(cy) Rochester Presbyterian Church

(cz) Rushworth Presbyterian Church

(da) Rye Presbyterian Church

(db) Sale Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(dc) Seymour Presbyterian Church

(dd) Shelford Presbyterian Church (also known as The Leigh Presbyterian Church)

(de) Shepparton Presbyterian Church

(df) Skipton Presbyterian Church

(dg) Smeaton Presbyterian Church

(dh) Somerville Presbyterian Church (also known as St John’s Presbyterian Church)

(di) Sorrento Presbyterian Church

(dj) South Yarra Presbyterian Church

(dk) St Kilda Presbyterian Church

(dl) Stanhope Presbyterian Church

(dm) Sunshine Presbyterian Church

(dn) Surrey Hills Presbyterian Church (also known as St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church)

(do) Swan Hill Presbyterian Church

(dp) Tallygaroopna Presbyterian Church

(dq) Tatura Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(dr) Teesdale Presbyterian Church (also known as The Leigh Presbyterian Church)

(ds) Templestowe Presbyterian Church (also known as Westminster Community Presbyterian Church)

(dt) Terang Presbyterian Church

(du) Thoona Presbyterian Church

(dv) Valley Presbyterian Church

(dw) Wangaratta Presbyterian Church

(dx) Warburton Presbyterian Church

(dy) Warragul Presbyterian Church

(dz) Warrnambool Presbyterian Church (also known as St John’s Presbyterian Church)

(ea) Warrnambool South Presbyterian Church

(eb) West Footscray Presbyterian Church (also known as Scots’ Presbyterian Church)

(ec) Whittlesea Presbyterian Church

(ed) Williamstown Presbyterian Church (also known as St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

(ee) Wodonga Presbyterian Church (also known as Grace Presbyterian Church)

(ef) Woodford Presbyterian Church

(eg) Woori Yallock Presbyterian Church

(eh) Wyndham Presbyterian Church

(ei) Yarram Presbyterian Church

(ej) Yarrawonga Presbyterian Church

(ek)Yea Presbyterian Church

(el) Belgrave Heights Christian School

(em) St Andrews Christian College

(en) Apollo Bay  Presbyterian Church

(eo) Anakie Presbyterian Church

(ep) Ballarat North (Knox) Presbyterian Church

(eq) Ballarat South (St Davids) Presbyterian Church

(er) Bamawm Presbyterian Church

(es) Batesford Presbyterian Church

(et) Baxter Presbyterian Church

(eu) Baynton Presbyterian Church

(ev) Bayside (Sandringham) Presbyterian Church

(ew) Beechworth Presbyterian Church

(ex) Berwick Presbyterian Church

(ey) Beveridge Presbyterian Church

(ez) Bolinda Presbyterian Church

(fa) Boort Presbyterian Church

(fb) Buchan Presbyterian Church

(fc) Cobram Presbyterian Church

(fd) Cockatoo Presbyterian Church

(fe) Condah Presbyterian Church

(ff) Cookinburra (Kergunyah) Presbyterian Church

(fg) Corryong Presbyterian Church

(fh) Craigieburn Presbyterian Church

(fi) Darlington Presbyterian Church

(fj) Dederang Presbyterian Church

(fk)Dundonell Presbyterian Church

(fl) Durham Ox Presbyterian Church

(fm) East Bentleigh Presbyterian Church

(fn) Echuca Presbyterian Church

(fo) Ettrick Presbyterian Church

(fp) Foster Presbyterian Church

(fq) Franklinford Presbyterian Church

(fr) Garvoc Presbyterian Church

(fs)Geelong St Georges Presbyterian Church

(ft)Gembrook Presbyterian Church

(fu)Gerringgerrip Presbyterian Church

(fv) Girgarre East Presbyterian Church

(fw) Glen Waverley Presbyterian Church

(fx) Glenormiston Presbyterian Church

(fy) Goomalibee Presbyterian Church

(fz) Gormandale Presbyterian Church

(ga) Hawksdale Presbyterian Church

(gb) Hazelwood North Presbyterian Church

(gc) Heathcote Presbyterian Church

(gd) Home Mission Workers' Association

(ge) Inglewood Presbyterian Church

(gf) Iona Presbyterian Church

(gg) Janefield Presbyterian Church

(gh) Kilmore Presbyterian Church

(gi) Knox (Rowville) Presbyterian Church

(gj) Koo Wee Rup Presbyterian Church

(gk)Lake Rowan Presbyterian Church

(gl) Lakes Entrance Presbyterian Church

(gm) Lalor Presbyterian Church

(gn) Lang Lang Presbyterian Church

(go) Lavers Hill Presbyterian Church

(gp) Linton Presbyterian Church

(gq) Little River Presbyterian Church

(gr) Living Stones (Korean) Presbyterian Church

(gs)Maffra Presbyterian Church

(gt)Mailor's Flat Presbyterian Church

(gu)Marnoo Presbyterian Church

(gv) Marong Presbyterian Church

(gw) Maryborough Presbyterian Church

(gx) Melbourne Chinese Church Presbyterian Church

(gy) Menzies Creek Presbyterian Church

(gz) Merbein Presbyterian Church

(ha) Molesworth Presbyterian Church

(hb) Morwell East Presbyterian Church

(hc) Mysia Presbyterian Church

(hd) Nirranda Presbyterian Church

(he) Norlane Presbyterian Church

(hf) North Redesdale Presbyterian Church

(hg) North Shore Presbyterian Church

(hh)North Warnambool Presbyterian Church

(hi) Nyah West Presbyterian Church

(hj) Orbost Presbyterian Church

(hk) Ouyen Presbyterian Church

(hl) Pascoe Vale North Presbyterian Church

(hm) Picola Presbyterian Church

(hn) Port Melbourne Presbyterian Church

(ho) Presbyterian Fellowship Australia

(hp) Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood

(hq) Richmond Plains Presbyterian Church

(hr) Russell's Bridge Presbyterian Church

(hs) Rutherglen Presbyterian Church

(ht) Scardsale Presbyterian Church

(hu)Seaford Presbyterian Church

(hv) Stockyard Hill Presbyterian Church

(hw) Strzelecki Presbyterian Church

(hx) Sutherlands Creek Presbyterian Church

(hy) Tallangatta Presbyterian Church

(hz) Templestowe Presbyterian Church

(ia) The Sisters Presbyterian Church

(ib) Timmering Presbyterian Church

(ic) Tooboorac Presbyterian Church

(id) Ultima Presbyterian Church

(ie) Warracknabeal Presbyterian Church

(if) Wedderburn Presbyterian Church

(ig) Wemen Presbyterian Church

(ih) West Thornbury Presbyterian Church

(ii) Windermere Presbyterian Church

(ij) Wonwondah North Presbyterian Church

(ik)Woolsthorpe Presbyterian Church

(il) Wycheproof Presbyterian Church

(im) Yallourn Presbyterian Church

(in) Yarra Junction Presbyterian Church

(io) Yarragon Presbyterian Church

 

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