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

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

An Act to adopt the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018 of the Commonwealth 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 Constitution of the Commonwealth [Royal Assent 5 October 2018]

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, 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 commences on 1 November 2018.

3. Interpretation In this Act – adoption means the adoption under section 4(2) ; amendment reference means the reference under section 5(1) ; commencement day means the day on which this Act commences; 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; State institution means a State institution within the meaning of the National Redress Act.