On 23 October 2019, the Queensland Government passed the Civil
Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Qld). The
reforms are in response to the recommendations by the Royal
Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
(Royal Commission). The reforms will come into effect on 2 March
2020.
The National Redress Scheme has also been created in response to
recommendations by the Royal Commission. The Scheme holds
institutions accountable for child sexual abuse and helps survivors
of institutional child sexual abuse gain access to counselling, a
direct personal response, and a Redress payment.
As at 3 January 2020, the Scheme had 5,829 claims for child
abuse compensation application and made $79.3 million in total
payments, with an average payment of $81,376.
