National Redress Scheme

The National Redress Scheme provides acknowledgement and support to people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse.

It was created in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which estimated that 60,000 people experienced institutional child sexual abuse in Australia.

Redress is an alternative to seeking compensation through the courts.

The National Redress Scheme can provide three things:

• access to counselling
• a payment
• a direct personal response (e.g. an apology) from the institution for people who want it.

The National Redress Scheme started on 1 July 2018 and will run for 10 years, applications will close 30 June 2027. The Northern Territory Government has joined the National Redress Scheme. This means that people who were abused in the care of a Northern Territory Government institution can apply to the National Redress Scheme for redress.

People can apply using an online or paper form.

Free confidential redress support services are available throughout the process and can be accessed via the National Redress Scheme website.

Redress Support Services can help explain the scheme and who can apply.

For more information visit National Redress Scheme website or call the National Redress Scheme line on 1800 737 377.

Northern Territory Redress Coordination Team

The NT Redress Coordination Team can help in coordinating counselling and facilitating a direct personal response for those people who have accepted redress.

If you have accepted redress, reside in the NT and have elected to have access to counselling please contact the NT Redress Coordination Team.

When you contact the team please supply them with your name, redress ID number and the region you would like to access counselling.

If you have elected for a direct personal response (DPR) from a NT institution the NT Redress Coordination Team can coordinate this for you.

DPR and counselling is always your choice and can be organised at any time throughout the 10 years of the National Redress Scheme.

When accessing either counselling or a DPR you are welcome to have a support person to assist you. This includes having a support person contact the team on your behalf. The team can help with a nominee form for a support person to act on your behalf.

The NT Redress Coordination Team can be contacted on:

Phone: 08 8924 4018

redress.coordination@nt.gov.au

Level 1, Darwin Central
21 Knuckey Street, Darwin, NT, 0800

The team is available Monday to Friday (except public holidays) between 8:30am and 4pm.