On 30 November 2017, the Senate referred the Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2017 and the Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017 to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report.
Submissions were sought by 2 February 2018. The reporting date is 13 March 2018. The Committee has sought a further extension to the reporting date and will now report on 28 March 2018.