scheme, the Australian Government should The Queensland Government will commence national negotiations with state participate in the national redress and territory governments and all parties to scheme. The Queensland Government the negotiations should seek to ensure that has actively engaged in designing the the negotiations proceed as quickly as national scheme with the Australian possible to agree the necessary arrangements Government and states and territories. for a single national redress scheme. 30 If the Australian Government does not Accept announce that it is willing to establish a single See above recommendation (29). national redress scheme, each state and territory government should establish a redress scheme for the relevant state or territory that covers government and institutions. State and territory governments should undertake national negotiations as quickly as possible to agree the necessary matters of detail to provide the maximum possible consistency for survivors between the different state and territory schemes. 31 Whether there is a single national redress Accept in principle scheme or separate state and territory redress The national scheme is intended to schemes, the scheme or schemes should be commence from 1 July 2018. established and ready to begin inviting and accepting applications from survivors by no later than 1 July 2017. 32 The Australian Government (if it announces Noted that it is willing to establish a single national The Australian Government announced redress scheme) or state and territory in November 2016 that it would establish governments should establish a national an independent advisory council bringing redress advisory council to advise all together a broad group of specialists, participating governments on the including survivor groups, legal and establishment and operation of the redress psychological experts, to provide advice scheme or schemes. on the implementation of the scheme. 33 The national redress advisory council should Noted include representatives: See above recommendation (32). of survivor advocacy and support groups of non-government institutions, particularly those that are expected to be required to respond to a significant number of claims for redress with expertise in issues affecting survivors with disabilities with expertise in issues of particular importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survivors with expertise in psychological and legal issues relevant to survivors with any other expertise that may assist in advising on the establishment and operation of the redress scheme or schemes.
scheme, the Australian Government should commence national negotiations with state and territory governments and all parties to the negotiations should seek to ensure that the negotiations proceed as quickly as possible to agree the necessary arrangements for a single national redress scheme. The Queensland Government will participate in the national redress scheme. The Queensland Government has actively engaged in designing the national scheme with the Australian Government and states and territories. 30 If the Australian Government does not announce that it is willing to establish a single national redress scheme, each state and territory government should establish a redress scheme for the relevant state or territory that covers government and institutions. State and territory governments should undertake national negotiations as quickly as possible to agree the necessary matters of detail to provide the maximum possible consistency for survivors between the different state and territory schemes. Accept See above recommendation (29). 31 Whether there is a single national redress scheme or separate state and territory redress schemes, the scheme or schemes should be established and ready to begin inviting and accepting applications from survivors by no later than 1 July 2017. Accept in principle The national scheme is intended to commence from 1 July 2018. 32 The Australian Government (if it announces that it is willing to establish a single national redress scheme) or state and territory governments should establish a national redress advisory council to advise all participating governments on the establishment and operation of the redress scheme or schemes. Noted The Australian Government announced in November 2016 that it would establish an independent advisory council bringing together a broad group of specialists, including survivor groups, legal and psychological experts, to provide advice on the implementation of the scheme. 33 The national redress advisory council should include representatives: of survivor advocacy and support groups of non-government institutions, particularly those that are expected to be required to respond to a significant number of claims for redress with expertise in issues affecting survivors with disabilities with expertise in issues of particular importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survivors with expertise in psychological and legal issues relevant to survivors with any other expertise that may assist in advising on the establishment and operation of the redress scheme or schemes. Noted See above recommendation (32).