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Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill

Preliminary provisions

8: Application of sections 9 to 24

You could also call this:

"Rules for financial help if you were abused in care after 9 May 2025"

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If a bill to create a Redress System for Abuse in Care becomes law, sections 9 to 24 will apply to you if you make an application for financial redress on or after 9 May 2025. These sections will be part of a new system to help people who have been abused in care. You can expect these rules to affect your application if you apply on or after this date.

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This page was last updated on 27 October 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1530222.

Topics:

Family and relationships > Children and parentingHealth and wellbeing > Mental healthMoney and consumer rights > Consumer protection

7: Act binds the Crown, or

"The law applies to the government and its departments"

9: Presumption against financial redress for serious violent or sexual offenders, or

"No money for people who commit serious crimes"

Part 1Preliminary provisions

8Application of sections 9 to 24

Sections 9 to 24 apply to any application made on or after 9 May 2025 for financial redress under a redress scheme.