National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2025 Measures No. 9) Declaration 2025
I, Patrick Hetherington, delegate of the Minister for Social Services, make the following Declaration.
Dated 12.11.2025
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. 9) 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 6. | 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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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), subsection 116(3)(c), section 119, subsection 134(1), subsection 135(1), subsection 137(1) and subsection 164(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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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:
198 | The Christian College Geelong institutions as at paragraphs (b) to (f) of Item 857 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Christian College Geelong |
199 | The Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited institution as at paragraph (b) of Item 858 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited |
200 | The Dalby Christian Family Church Ltd institution as at paragraph (b) of Item 859 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Dalby Christian Family Church Ltd |
201 | The Diving Australia Limited institutions as at paragraphs (b) to (d) of Item 860 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Diving Australia Limited |
202 | The Life Education Centre Foundation Queensland Inc. institution as at paragraph (b) of Item 862 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Life Education Centre Foundation |
- Subsection 15(1) (Item 286, Column 1)
Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.
After the word “Limited” add the words “institutions as at”.
- Subsection 15(1) (Item 287, Column 1)
Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.
After the word “Incorporated” add the words “institutions as at”.
- Subsection 15(1) (Item 288, Column 1)
Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.
After the word “Inc” add the word “institutions as at”.
- Subsection 15(1) (Item 289, Column 1)
Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of".
After the word “Limited” add the word “institutions as at”.
- Subsection 15(1) (at the end of the table)
Add:
291 | The Christian College Geelong institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 857 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Christian College Geelong |
292 | The Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 858 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited |
293 | The Dalby Christian Family Church Ltd institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 859 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Dalby Christian Family Church Ltd |
294 | The Diving Australia Limited institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 860 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Diving Australia Limited |
295 | The J and B Bus and Coach Pty Ltd institutions as at Item 861 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | J and B Bus and Coach Pty Ltd |
296 | The Life Education Centre Foundation Queensland institution as at paragraph (a) of Item 862 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | Life Education Centre Foundation Queensland |
297 | The St Pauls Grammar School Penrith Ltd institutions as at Item 863 of the Table in Schedule 1 to this instrument | St Pauls Grammar School Penrith Ltd |
- Schedule 1 (at the end of the table)
Add:
839 | Albany Youth Support Association Incorporated |
840 | Burnie Police and Community Youth Club Inc. |
841 | Diabetes Victoria |
842 | Directions Health Services Limited |
843 | Frankston Y.C.W. Football Club Inc. |
844 | Generation City Church Limited |
845 | Heights College LTD |
846 | Hockey NT Incorporated |
847 | Muirden College Pty Ltd |
848 | Nepean Area Disabilities Organisation Limited |
849 | Ormiston College Limited |
850 | St Michaels Association Incorporated |
851 | Stars Foundation Limited |
852 | The Australian Outward Bound Foundation |
853 | Thrive Group Tasmania Inc. |
854 | W.E.C. International |
855 | YLO (Residential Care Services) Pty Ltd |
856 | Jubilee Christian College Limited |
- Schedule 1 (at the end of the table)
Add:
857 | Christian College Geelong (a) Christian College Geelong (b) Christian College Highton Ltd (c) Christian College Bellarine Ltd. (d) Christian College Institute of Senior Education Limited (e) Christian College Surf Coast Ltd. (f) Christian College Back Creek Ltd. |
858 | Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited (a) Church of the Foursquare Gospel (Australia) Limited (b) Calvary Chapel |
859 | Dalby Christian Family Church Ltd (a) Dalby Christian Family Church Ltd (b) Assemblies of God Dalby Christian Family |
860 | Diving Australia Limited (a) Diving Australia Limited (b) Australian Diving Association (c) Australian Diving Association Incorporated (d) Diving Australia Inc |
861 | J and B Bus and Coach Pty Ltd (a) J and B Bus and Coach Pty Ltd (b) B.K Goesel & J.J Singh Goesel |
862 | Life Education Centre Foundation Queensland Inc. (a) Life Education Centre Foundation Queensland Inc. (b) Caring for Kids Inc. |
863 | St Pauls Grammar School Penrith Ltd (a) St Pauls Grammar School Penrith Ltd (b) St Paul’s Cadet Rural Fire Brigade |
- Schedule 1 (Item 291, Column 1)
Omit the entire paragraph “(x) Christian Reformed Church of Wonga Park”.
- Schedule 1 (Item 328, Column 1)
Omit the entire paragraph “(c) Our Lady of Sion College Ltd (from 4 July 1990 onwards)”.
- Schedule 2 (Item 87, Column 2)
Add the word “Commonwealth” under the words “South Australia”.