Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Examples What is child 'Child sexual abuse' is when someone Child sexual abuse may include (but is sexual abuse? involves a person under the age of 18 not limited to): in sexual activities that they do not sexual touching of any part of understand, or that are against the body, either clothed or community standards. unclothed, preparing or encouraging a child to engage in sexual activity, sex of any kind with a child, persuading or forcing a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual acts done by an adult of any gender, to a child of any gender. When is an The National Redress Scheme is For example where child sexual abuse institution designed so that institutions take happened: responsible for responsibility for child sexual abuse that child sexual they should have prevented. on the premises of an institution, abuse? such as a school, a church, a club, an orphanage or children’s home, or where activities of an institution take place, such as a camp or a sporting facility, or by an official of an institution, such as a teacher, a religious figure like a priest or nun, a or camp leader. How do I know You can find out if an institution has For example, Tim lived in an if an institution joined the scheme at orphanage as a small child. He knows has joined the www.nationalredress.gov.au or by the nickname of the orphanage and the National calling the National Redress Scheme name of the order of nuns who ran it. Redress help line on 1800 737 377 (charges He out the application using the Scheme? may apply). nickname and what he remembers You can also sign up to get notifications about it. The Scheme will help Tim work when new institutions join. out whether the orphanage has joined. Some people may not remember all of the details about an institution that they were involved with as a child. If you’re not sure if the institution has joined, you can still make an application and the National Redress Scheme will contact you and let you know what your options are.
Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Examples What is child sexual abuse? 'Child sexual abuse' is when someone involves a person under the age of 18 in sexual activities that they do not understand, or that are against community standards. Child sexual abuse may include (but is not limited to): sexual touching of any part of the body, either clothed or unclothed, preparing or encouraging a child to engage in sexual activity, sex of any kind with a child, persuading or forcing a child to engage in sexual activity, sexual acts done by an adult of any gender, to a child of any gender. When is an institution responsible for child sexual abuse? The National Redress Scheme is designed so that institutions take responsibility for child sexual abuse that they should have prevented. For example where child sexual abuse happened: on the premises of an institution, such as a school, a church, a club, an orphanage or children’s home, or where activities of an institution take place, such as a camp or a sporting facility, or by an official of an institution, such as a teacher, a religious figure like a priest or nun, a or camp leader. How do I know if an institution has joined the National Redress Scheme? You can find out if an institution has joined the scheme at www.nationalredress.gov.au or by calling the National Redress Scheme help line on 1800 737 377 (charges may apply). You can also sign up to get notifications when new institutions join. Some people may not remember all of the details about an institution that they were involved with as a child. If you’re not sure if the institution has joined, you can still make an application and the National Redress Scheme will contact you and let you know what your options are. For example, Tim lived in an orphanage as a small child. He knows the nickname of the orphanage and the name of the order of nuns who ran it. He out the application using the nickname and what he remembers about it. The Scheme will help Tim work out whether the orphanage has joined.
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