This instrument is the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Combining Redress Declarations) Declaration 2025.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument.	The day after this instrument is registered.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 115(2), subsection 116(2), section 119, subsection 134(1), subsection 137(1), subsection 164(2), subsection 164A(2) and subsection 164B(2), of the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018.

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Declaration 2018

1 At the end of section 4

Insert:

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 6 of the Act, including the following:

defunct;
listed;
participating institution;
partly-participating institution.

4A Listed partly-participating or defunct institutions

For the purposes of section 164 of the Act, each defunct institution specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 is listed for the participating jurisdiction in column 2.
For the purposes of section 164A of the Act, each defunct institution specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3 is listed for the participating jurisdiction in column 2.
For the purposes of section 164B of the Act, each partly-participating institution specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 is listed for the participating jurisdiction in column 2.

2 After Schedule 1

Insert:

Schedule 2—Listed defunct institutions for the purposes of section 164

Item	Column 1 Defunct institutions	Column 2 Participating jurisdiction
1	Beemar Yumba Maud Phillips Memorial Children’s Shelter	Queensland
2	Beulah Homes	Queensland
3	OPAL Joyce Wilding Home	Queensland
4	OPAL House	Queensland
5	Glenara Children’s Home	Tasmania
6	Emergency Foster Care Incorporated	South Australia
7	Kurbingai Hostel	South Australia
8	Inasmuch Children’s Home	New South Wales
9	Shiloh Home	Western Australia
10	Gilead Boys Home	Western Australia
11	Waverley Emergency Adolescent Care	Victoria
12	Alexandra Babies Home	Victoria
13	Roelands Native Mission Farm	Western Australia
14	Valima Hostel	Western Australia
15	Marella Mission Farm	New South Wales
16	Piabun Farm	Queensland
17	Yuddika Family Group Home	Queensland
18	Bethel Children’s Home	Queensland
19	Fairbridge Farm School, Molong	Commonwealth New South Wales
20	Northcote Farm School	Commonwealth Victoria
21	Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra	Commonwealth Western Australia
22	Fairbridge Farm School, Tresca	Commonwealth Tasmania
23	Drapers’ Hall	Commonwealth South Australia
24	Providence Children’s Home, Bacchus Marsh	Victoria
25	Ten20 Foundation	Victoria
26	Colebrook Home	South Australia
27	Finniss Springs Mission	South Australia
28	Gerard Mission	South Australia
29	Gerard Mission Children’s Dormitory	South Australia
30	Kali Boys’ Hostel	South Australia
31	Nepabunna Mission	South Australia
32	Northcote Home	South Australia
33	Oodnadatta Children’s Home	South Australia
34	Ooldea Mission	South Australia
35	Tanderra Girls Home	South Australia
36	Swan Reach Mission	South Australia
37	Umeewarra Mission	South Australia
38	Umeewarra Mission Children’s Home	South Australia
39	Launceston Girls’ Home	Tasmania
40	Bomaderry Children’s Home	New South Wales
41	Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs	New South Wales
42	Retta Dixon Home (as in existence until 30 June 1978)	Commonwealth
43	Gnowangerup Mission	Western Australia
44	Mount Margaret Mission	Western Australia
45	Warburton Mission	Western Australia
46	Amy Bethel House	Western Australia
47	Badjaling Mission	Western Australia
48	Cosmo Newbery Mission	Western Australia
49	Djurain Mission	Western Australia
50	Fitzroy Crossing Mission	Western Australia
51	United Aborigines Mission Halls Creek	Western Australia
52	Mount Magnet Mission	Western Australia
53	Sunday Island Mission	Western Australia
54	Kurrawang Mission	Western Australia
55	Kurrawang Cottage	Western Australia
56	Pukulari Cottage	Western Australia
57	Lake Jasper Aboriginal Corporation	Western Australia
58	Aboriginal Child Care Agency	Western Australia
59	Overton Residential Nursery	Victoria
60	Redlands Adolescent Support Inc	Queensland
61	Petford Training Farm	Queensland
62	The Australian Evangelical Aborigines Mission (also known as the Australian Evangelical Mission)	Western Australia
63	Wongutha Mission Training Farm	Western Australia
64	Crossroads Youth Organisation	Queensland
65	Woongoora Home	Queensland
66	Kelly’s Kids Shelter	South Australia
67	Flexi Options Aust. Pty Ltd	Queensland
68	Bamburra Hostel	Western Australia
69	Carnarvon Mission	Western Australia
70	Fairhaven Hostel	Western Australia
71	Norseman Mission	Western Australia
72	Roelands Village	Western Australia
73	Harold Blair Holiday Project	Queensland
74	We Can Community Service	Western Australia
75	Catherine House	Western Australia
76	Sunshine Home	Tasmania
77	Quest Care Incorporated	Queensland
78	Care Independent Living Association Inc	Queensland
79	Retta Dixon Home (from 1 July 1978 onwards)	Northern Territory
80	Kings Cross Refuge	New South Wales
81	Grange Boarding Home	New South Wales
82	Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services	New South Wales
83	Children’s Foundation of South Australia (also known as Camp Sunshine)	South Australia
84	Star Sports Pty Ltd	Australian Capital Territory
85	Rockhampton New Horizons Incorporated	Queensland
86	Country Christian Boys Club	South Australia
87	Wiltja Hostel (as operated by the Aborigines Advancement League between 1956 and 1978)	South Australia
88	Liverpool Youth Refuge	New South Wales
89	Lismore Youth Refuge	New South Wales
90	The Society for Providing Services for Needy and Neglected Children	New South Wales
91	Illawarra Youth Housing	New South Wales
92	Young People’s Refuge	New South Wales
93	Y- Young Youth Services	New South Wales
94	Panorama Child Care Centre	South Australia
95	Pioneers Australia, Adelaide	South Australia
96	Queen’s College, Adelaide	South Australia
97	Pebbles and Bam Bam Child Care Centre	South Australia
98	Morialta Protestant Children’s Homes Inc	South Australia
99	Toorak Gardens Boys Hostel	South Australia
100	Morialta Children’s Home Inc	South Australia

Schedule 3—Listed defunct institutions for the purposes of section 164A

Item	Column 1 Defunct institutions	Column 2 Participating jurisdiction
1	Fenton Buses Coaches	Tasmania
2	Glenara Children’s Home	Tasmania
3	Fairbridge Farm School, Tresca	Tasmania
4	Retta Dixon Home (as in existence until 30 June 1978)	Commonwealth
5	Southside Youth Refuge	Commonwealth
6	Kambah Residents’ Association	Commonwealth
7	Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra	Western Australia
8	Wongutha Mission Training Farm	Western Australia
9	Australian Railways Historical Society Victorian Division	Victoria
10	Dorrie Black Children’s Home	Victoria
11	RANS Management Group	Victoria
12	Northcote Farm School	Victoria
13	Drapers’ Hall	South Australia
14	Umeewarra Mission Children’s Home	South Australia
15	Queen’s College Adelaide	South Australia
16	Kelly’s Kids Shelter	South Australia
17	Fairbridge Farm School, Molong	New South Wales
18	Southside Youth Refuge	Australian Capital Territory
19	Lowana Youth Services	Australian Capital Territory
20	Flexi Options Aust. Pty Ltd	Queensland
21	Bexley Ladies College	New South Wales
22	Mount Gilead Christian School	New South Wales
23	Hopetown Special School	New South Wales
24	The Family International	New South Wales
25	Bamburra Hostel	Western Australia
26	Carnarvon Mission	Western Australia
27	Fairhaven Hostel	Western Australia
28	Norseman Mission	Western Australia
29	Roelands Village	Western Australia
30	Sunshine Home	Tasmania
31	Open Home Foundation	Queensland
32	Nundah and Districts Youth Club	Queensland
33	Panorama Child Care Centre	South Australia
34	Country Christian Boys Club	South Australia
35	Pioneers Australia	South Australia
39	Nowra Refuge	New South Wales
40	Seabeach Kindergarten	New South Wales
41	Harold Blair Holiday Project	Queensland
42	OPAL Joyce Wilding Home	Queensland
43	OPAL House	Queensland
44	Fresh Air League	Western Australia
45	Waroona Christian Family Centre	Western Australia
46	Kurrawang Mission	Western Australia
47	Fitzroy Crossing Mission	Western Australia
48	The Australian Evangelical Aborigines Mission (also known as the Australian Evangelical Mission)	Western Australia
49	Shiloh Home	Western Australia
50	Gilead Boys Home	Western Australia
51	Roelands Native Mission Farm	Western Australia
52	Gnowangerup Mission	Western Australia
53	Mount Margaret Mission	Western Australia
54	Warburton Mission	Western Australia
55	Amy Bethel House	Western Australia
56	Badjaling Mission	Western Australia
57	Cosmo Newbery Mission	Western Australia
58	Djurain Mission	Western Australia
59	United Aborigines Mission Halls Creek	Western Australia
60	Mount Magnet Mission	Western Australia
61	Sunday Island Mission	Western Australia
62	Kurrawang Cottage	Western Australia
63	Pukulari Cottage	Western Australia
64	Lake Jasper Aboriginal Corporation	Western Australia
65	Aboriginal Child Care Agency	Western Australia
66	We Can Community Service	Western Australia
67	Catherine House	Western Australia
68	Australian Filipino Christian Fellowship	Queensland
69	Woongoora Home	Queensland
70	Beemar Yumba Maud Phillips Memorial Children’s Shelter	Queensland
71	Beulah Homes	Queensland
72	Piabun Farm	Queensland
73	Yuddika Family Group Home	Queensland
74	Bethel Children’s Home	Queensland
75	Redlands Adolescent Support Incorporated	Queensland
76	Petford Training Farm	Queensland
77	Crossroads Youth Organisation	Queensland
78	Quest Care Incorporated	Queensland
79	Care Independent Living Association Inc	Queensland
80	Retta Dixon Home (from 1 July 1978 onwards)	Northern Territory
81	Children’s Foundation of South Australia (also known as Camp Sunshine)	South Australia
82	Pindan Native Co‑Operative	Western Australia
83	Star Sports Pty Ltd	Australian Capital Territory
84	Rockhampton New Horizons Incorporated	Queensland
85	Ichud Habonim	Victoria
86	Princess Street Medical Centre	Victoria
87	Alexandra Babies Home	Victoria
88	Overton Residential Nursery	Victoria
89	Providence Children’s Home	Victoria
90	Waverley Emergency Adolescent Care	Victoria
91	Jansen School of Modelling	South Australia
92	Marbury School	South Australia
93	Wiltja Hostel (as operated by the Aborigines Advancement League between 1956 and 1978)	South Australia
94	Liverpool Youth Refuge	New South Wales
95	Lismore Youth Refuge	New South Wales
96	The Society for Providing Services for Needy and Neglected Children	New South Wales
97	Illawarra Youth Housing	New South Wales
98	Young People’s Refuge	New South Wales
99	War Memorial Hostel Griffith	New South Wales
100	Bomaderry Children’s Home	New South Wales
101	Inasmuch Children’s Home	New South Wales
102	Marella Mission Farm	New South Wales
103	Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs	New South Wales
104	Minto Tooloom Accommodation Project	New South Wales
105	Brent Street Performing Arts	New South Wales
106	Kings Cross Refuge	New South Wales
107	Grange Boarding Home	New South Wales
108	Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services	New South Wales
109	Westside Christian Centre	Victoria
110	Lakes Entrance Pony Club	Victoria
111	Suzanne Daley’s Self Defence for Women	Victoria
112	Ten20 Foundation	Victoria
113	Assemblies of God Morley	Western Australia
114	Olympia Gymnastics Club	Victoria
115	Doug Frost Swim School	New South Wales
116	Lyndon House	New South Wales
117	Y-Young Youth Services	New South Wales
118	Northcote Home	South Australia
119	Emergency Foster Care Incorporated	South Australia
120	Kurbingai Hostel	South Australia
121	Pebbles and Bam Bam Child Care Centre	South Australia
122	Morialta Protestant Children’s Homes Inc	South Australia
123	Toorak Gardens Boys Hostel	South Australia
124	Morialta Children’s Homes Inc	South Australia

Schedule 4—Listed partly‑participating institutions for the purposes of section 164B

Item	Column 1 Partly‑participating institution	Column 2 Participating jurisdiction
1	Teen Challenge International Queensland Inc	Queensland
2	North West Youth Accommodation Services Inc	Queensland
3	Ballarat Memorial Concert Band Incorporated (also known as the Ballarat Memorial Soldiers, Sailors and Airman Band)	Victoria
4	The Portsea Camp	Victoria
5	Ballarat City Rowing Club Inc	Victoria
6	Plumpton Community Church	New South Wales
7	South Australian Water Polo Incorporated	South Australia
8	Royal Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme	Queensland
9	Tunnel Ridge Ranch Association Inc	Queensland
10	Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated	Queensland

Schedule 2—Repeals

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Partly-participating Institutions) Declaration 2023

1 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Funders of Last Resort) Declaration 2019

2 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.