National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2025 Measures No. 11) Declaration 2025
I, Patrick Hetherington, delegate of the Minister for Social Services, make the following Declaration.
Dated 15.12.2025
Patrick Hetherington
Chief Operating Officer
Department of Social Services
Contents
1 Name...................................................1
2 Commencement............................................1
3 Authority................................................1
4 Schedules................................................1
Schedule 1—Amendments 2
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 (2025 Measures No. 11) Declaration 2025.
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. |
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2. Schedule 1, items 1 and 5. | Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by item 1 of this table. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 134(1), subsection 137(1), subsection 164(2), subsection 164A(2) and subsection 164B(2) 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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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
- Section 11 (at the end of the table)
Add:
205 | The Melbourne Christian Fellowship Incorporated institutions as at paragraphs (b) to (d) of Item 884 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Melbourne Christian Fellowship Incorporated |
206 | The Knox School Limited institutions as at paragraphs (b) to (c) of Item 885 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Knox School Limited |
207 | The Trustees of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers institutions as at paragraphs (b) to (e) of Item 886 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Trustees of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers |
208 | The Hockey New South Wales Limited institutions as at paragraphs (b) to (f) of Item 593 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument. | Hockey New South Wales Limited |
- Subsection 15(1) (Item 298, Column 1)
Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.
After the word “Victoria” add the words “institutions as at”.
- Subsection 15(1) (Item 299, Column 1)
Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.
After the word “Ltd” add the words “institutions as at”.
- Subsection 15(1) (Item 300, Column 1)
Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of".
After the word “Ltd.” add the words “institutions as at”.
- Subsection 15(1) (at the end of the table)
Add:
301 | The Melbourne Christian Fellowship Incorporated institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 884 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Melbourne Christian Fellowship Incorporated
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302 | The Knox School Limited institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 885 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | The Knox School Limited |
303 | The Trustees of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 886 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | The Trustees of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers |
304 | The Hockey New South Wales Limited institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 593 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument. | Hockey New South Wales Limited |
- Schedule 1 (table item 593, column 1)
After the word ‘Limited’, insert:
- Hockey New South Wales Limited
- New South Wales Men’s Hockey Association (unincorporated), as in existence from 1906 to 1 March 1998
- New South Wales Hockey Association Inc. (also known as New South Wales Men’s Hockey Association (incorporated)), State Registration Y0452638, as in existence from 2 March 1998 to 30 September 2005
- New South Wales Women’s Hockey Association (unincorporated), as in existence from 1908 to 20 January 1988
- New South Wales Women’s Hockey Association (incorporated), State Registration Y0423402, as in existence from 21 January 1998 to 21 January 2011
- New South Wales Junior Hockey Association (unincorporated), as in existence from 1960 to 2002
- Schedule 1 (at the end of the table)
Add:
873 | Greek Community of Newcastle Limited |
874 | Australian International Academy of Education Incorporated |
875 | Christian Youth Camps Limited |
876 | Indameneo (No 123) Pty Ltd as trustee for the Artlu Unit Trust |
877 | Junction Support Services Ltd |
878 | Mornington Youth Club Inc. |
879 | Noosa Lions Football Club Inc. |
880 | Port School Inc |
881 | Schools Ministry Group Incorporated |
882 | Werribee Gymnastics Club Inc. |
883 | Woodcroft College Incorporated |
884 | Melbourne Christian Fellowship Incorporated
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885 | The Knox School Limited
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886 | The Trustees of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers
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- Schedule 2 (at the end of the table)
Add:
107 | Guardian Youth Care | New South Wales |
108 | Woorarra Inc | Victoria |
- Schedule 3 (at the end of the table)
Add:
150 | Guardian Youth Care | New South Wales |
151 | True Vine Christian Community | New South Wales |
152 | Woorarra Inc | Victoria |
153 | Moongoong Darwung Aboriginal Council | Western Australia |
154 | Southwest Christian Community Schools Incorporated | Western Australia |
- Schedule 4 (at the end of the table)
Add:
22 | Bundeena Christian Training School/Fellowship Limited | New South Wales |
23 | Hope Central Limited | New South Wales |
24 | Northern Illawarra Family Day Care Scheme Inc | New South Wales |
25 | South Australian Christian Endeavour Union Incorporated | South Australia |
26 | Lions Club of Donnybrook (Inc.) | Western Australia |