Redress Scheme
Applications for Redress payments closed on 30 September 2008. No further applications can be received.
If you are applying for Level 2, you now have until 27 February 2009 to submit information to support your claim. If information has already been submitted no further information needs to be sent unless you want to.
The Redress Scheme was established to provide ex gratia payments to people who experienced abuse and neglect as children in Queensland institutions. The payments recognise the harm suffered by these people and aim to help them move forward with their lives.
Up to $100 million is available for payments, access to legal and financial services for eligible applicants, and practical assistance in completing applications.
Level 1 payments are being made progressively, however a large volume of applications has been received. Consequently, it may take some time to process an application. Priority is given to applicants aged over 70 years or people who have a life-threatening illness.
Updates are not available about how individual applications are progressing. When an application has been assessed for eligibility, the applicant will be contacted by the Department of Communities.
About the Redress Scheme
About the Redress Scheme. Level 1 payments. Level 2 payments. Legal advice. Payment information.
Redress update
Information on applications we have received to date.
Testimonials
Information from eligible applicants about the application process and what receiving a payment has meant to them.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria, and the institutions that were covered by the Redress Scheme.
Support and services
What support services are available for former residents of institutions, and how to access this support, including Level 2 application assistance.
Forde Inquiry into abuse of children in Queensland institutions
About the Forde Inquiry and the Queensland Government's recommendations and initiatives. The Forde Foundation Trust Fund, reconciliation initiatives and support services.
Publications and resources
The Forde Inquiry Report - Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions (August 1999), including a full list of institutions. The Queensland Government's response to the Inquiry and final progress report on the implementation of the recommendations. Information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access their personal records.
Last updated: 11 February 2009.