Summary
Introduced with the Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2017, the bill amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to provide that payments made under the Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse are exempt from the income test;
Bankruptcy Act 1966
to ensure that payments made under the Commonwealth redress scheme are quarantined from the divisible property of a bankrupt; and
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1997
to exempt decisions made under the Commonwealth redress scheme from judicial review.