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

Western Australia National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018 Western Australia National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 Part 2 — Adoption and referral 4. Adoption of the relevant version of the National Redress Act 3 5. Amendment reference 3 6. Amendment of National Redress Act 4 7. State redress mechanisms 4 8. Requirements for agreement of the State 5 9. Termination of adoption or amendment reference 6 10. Effect of termination of amendment reference before adoption 6 Part 3 — Agreement and information 11. How agreement of the State is given, withdrawn and evidenced 8 12. Information sharing 8 Part 4 — Interaction between the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 and the National Redress Act 13. Terms used 10 14. Deferral of compensation application if redress application not made in relation to abuse 10 15. Effect on compensation application if redress application made 11 Part 5 — Regulations 16. Regulations 12 Part 6 — Tabling particular documents 17. Tabling documents relating to scheme reviews 13 Part 7 — Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 amended 18. Act amended 14 19. Section 42 amended 14 Notes Compilation table 15 Defined terms Western Australia 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2018 An Act — * to adopt the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018 (Commonwealth) as originally enacted and as subsequently amended by any amendments enacted by the Parliament of the Commonwealth at any time before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution 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; and * to amend the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003; and * for related matters. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: