Senate debates

Tuesday, 19 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

12:48 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I take that as: no, you didn't.

Could I seek some clarification, please, around the position on abuse perpetrated by a child, which was canvassed in the DSS submission, No. 1, which says:

The Rules will exclude from the Scheme any sexual abuse perpetrated by a child, unless the abuse involved physical contact with, or penetration of, another child.

Does this mean that any peer abuse involving physical sexual contact is within the scope of the NRS? The way that response was articulated is a bit confusing, and I'm just trying to clarify that.

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