Senate debates

Monday, 18 June 2018

Bills

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018, National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018; In Committee

8:40 pm

Photo of Concetta Fierravanti-WellsConcetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

I'm advised that the limit of compensation was agreed between state and territory governments, the Commonwealth and non-government institutions. And, as I indicated earlier, the government has structured the compensation payment system so that the average payment is $11,000 more than that recommended by the royal commission.

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