National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018 (SA)

South Australia National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018 An Act to adopt the National Redress Act, and to refer certain matters relating to the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse to the Parliament of the Commonwealth, for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution, and to provide for related matters.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation Part 2—Adoption and referral 4 Adoption of the relevant version of the National Redress Act 5 Amendment reference 6 Amendment of National Redress Act 7 State redress mechanisms 8 Requirements for agreement of the State 9 Termination of adoption or amendment reference 10 Effect of termination of amendment reference before adoption Part 3—Miscellaneous 11 How agreement of the State is given, withdrawn and evidenced 12 Information sharing 13 Regulations Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018. 2—Commencement This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 3—Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— adoption means the adoption under section 4(1); amendment reference means the reference under section 5(1); assent day means the day on which this Act is assented to by the Governor; express amendment of the National Redress Act means the direct amendment of the text of that Act (whether by the insertion, omission, repeal, substitution or relocation of words or matter) by another Commonwealth Act or by an instrument under a Commonwealth Act, but does not include the enactment by a Commonwealth Act of a provision that has or will have substantive effect otherwise than as part of the text of the National Redress Act; National Redress Act means the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018 of the Commonwealth as in force from time to time; National Redress Scheme means the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse as established by the National Redress Act and as in force from time to time; participating State institution means a participating State institution within the meaning of the National Redress Act; relevant version of the National Redress Act means the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018 of the Commonwealth as originally enacted and as subsequently amended by any amendments enacted by the Parliament of the Commonwealth at any time before the assent day; State institution means a State institution within the meaning of the National Redress Act.