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Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill

Redress system for abuse in care - Redress officer

11: Function and duty of redress officer

You could also call this:

"Who helps decide if you get money if you were hurt in care?"

Illustration for Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill

The proposed law says you will have a redress officer. This officer decides if someone who has done something very wrong should get money. You might get money if you were hurt while in care, but some people are not supposed to get it. The redress officer looks at each case to decide if the person should get money. They must make their decision on their own, without being influenced by others. Their job is to figure out if the person should get money, even if they have done something very wrong.

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10: Minister must appoint redress officer, or

"The Minister must choose a special person to help those abused in care."

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12: Chief executive of redress agency must publish eligibility criteria, or

"What you need to qualify for help from the redress scheme will be made public"

Part 2Redress system for abuse in care
Redress officer

11Function and duty of redress officer

  1. The function of the redress officer is to determine, when a serious violent or sexual offender applies for financial redress, whether the person should be entitled to receive financial redress despite the presumption against serious violent or sexual offenders being eligible to receive financial redress.

  2. The redress officer must act independently when making a determination as to whether a serious violent or sexual offender should be entitled to receive financial redress despite the presumption against serious violent or sexual offenders being eligible to receive financial redress.