The institutions with no plans to pay child sex abuse survivors’ redress
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Forty-nine churches and institutions have made no indication they will pay child sex abuse survivors through the National Redress Scheme.
Another 61 are yet to sign up but plan to do so, the Department of Social Services revealed on Thursday.
Social Services Minister Paul Fletcher said naming the institutions would provide transparency for survivors considering applying for redress payments.
“While this published list covers institutions named by the royal commission, there are likely to be other institutions which were not named where abuse occurred,” Mr Fletcher said on Thursday.
The scheme can offer counselling, a direct response from responsible institutions and a redress payment.
Institutions that have made no indication they will sign up include Jehovah’s Witnesses, numerous Presbyterian churches, St Johns Ambulance, Tennis NSW, Swimming Australia, Football NSW, and Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services.
No plan to sign up:
- Australian Indigenous Ministries
- Baptists QLD
- Baptists VIC
- Brisbane Grammar
- Catholic – Augustinians – Order of Saint Augustine
- Catholic – Blessed Sacrament Fathers
- Catholic – Cistercian Monks
- Catholic – Daughters of Charity
- Catholic – Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion
- Catholic – Eparchy of St Peter and Paul of Melbourne
- Catholic – Faithful Companions of Jesus
- Catholic – Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus
- Catholic – Loreto Sisters – Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Catholic – Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
- Catholic – Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
- Catholic – Order of Brothers of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt Carmel (Camelites)
- Catholic – Order of Friars Minor Conventual
- Catholic – Redemptorists – Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
- Catholic – Resurrection Sisters
- Catholic – Salvatorian Fathers – Society of the Divine Saviour
- Catholic – Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary
- Catholic – Servite Friars – Order of Servants of Mary
- Catholic – Sisters of Nazareth
- Catholic – SDC Brothers – Society of Christian Doctrine
- Catholic – The Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family
- Church of England Boys’ Society
- Churches of Christ institutions in Australia
- Disability Trust and Interchange Shoalhaven
- Fairbridge Society
- Football NSW
- Gold Coast Family Support Group (now FSG Australia)
- Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services (HACS)
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- North Coast Children’s Home
- Presbyterian Church ACT
- Presbyterian Church NSW
- Presbyterian Church NT
- Presbyterian Church SA
- Presbyterian Church TAS
- Presbyterian Church WA
- RG Dance Pty Ltd
- Satyanada Yoga Ashram
- St Johns Ambulance
- Swimming Australia
- Tennis NSW
- The King’s School, Parramatta
- The Legacy Clubs in Australia (The Legacy Club of Brisbane is participating)
- Yeshiva Centre and the Yeshiva College Bondi
Mr Fletcher said 27 non-government institutions have joined, including seven who signed up on Thursday.
The federal government launched the scheme in July, but only 51 payments had been made as at February 1 after eight months and 2728 applications. The average payment was $79,035.
There were 14 payments up to $50,000, 34 payments between $50,000 and $100,000 and fewer than 10 payments up to $150,000.
Another 19 offers had been made to survivors, who have six months to accept or ask for a review.
Plan to sign up but haven’t yet:
- Anglican Diocese of Bathurst
- Anglican Diocese of Bunbury
- Anglican Diocese of Canberra Goulburn
- Anglican Diocese of Gippsland
- Anglican Diocese of Grafton
- Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
- Anglican Diocese of Newcastle
- Anglican Diocese of North Queensland
- Anglican Diocese of Riverina
- Anglican Diocese of Sydney
- Anglican Diocese of Tasmania
- Anglican Diocese of The Murray
- Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta
- Australian Christian Churches
- Australian Institute of Music
- Baptists NSW/ACT
- Baptists NT
- Baptists SA
- Barnardos Australia
- Catholic – Australian Ursulines
- Catholic – Benedictine Community of New Norcia
- Catholic – Brigidine Sisters
- Catholic – Capuchin Franciscan Friars
- Catholic – Columban Fathers – St Columban’s Mission Society
- Catholic – Dominican Province of the Assumption (Dominican Friars)
- Catholic – Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and Solomon Islands
- Catholic – Franciscan Friars
- Catholic – Good Samaritan Education
- Catholic – Good Samaritan Sisters – Institute of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the order of St Benedict
- Catholic – Good Shepherd Sisters – Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (Sisters of the Good Shepherd)
- Catholic – MercyCare WA
- Catholic – Missionaries of God’s Love
- Catholic – Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
- Catholic – Missionary Society of St Paul
- Catholic – Norbertine Canons – Canons Regular of Premontre
- Catholic – Passionist Fathers
- Catholic – Patrician Brothers – Congregation of the Brothers of St Patrick
- Catholic – Presentation Sisters – Queensland
- Catholic – Presentation Sisters – Victoria I
- Catholic – Salesians of Don Bosco
- Catholic – Scalabrinians – Pious Society of St Charles
- Catholic – Sisters of Charity of Australia
- Catholic – Sisters of Mercy – North Sydney
- Catholic – Sisters of Mercy Parramatta
- Catholic – Sister of St Joseph (Lochinvar)
- Catholic – Society of Catholic Apostolic Australia (Pallottine Fathers and Brothers or Pallottine Community)
- Catholic – Society of the Divine Word
- Catholic – Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
- Catholic – St John of God Brothers, also known as the Hospitaller Order of St John of God (the Hospitallers)
- Catholic – Vincentians – The Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Fathers)
- CAFS – Children and Family Services Ballarat
- Knox Grammar School
- Presbyterian Church VIC
- Seventh Day Adventist
- Scouts ACT
- Scouts NT
- Scouts QLD
- Scouts TAS
- The Hutchins School
- Uniting Church in Australia
- Yeshivah Centre and the Yeshivah College Melbourne
Call the National Redress Scheme on 1800 737 377.
If you need help, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or 1800 Respect.
This article has been updated to reflect that Baptists NSW/ACT has committed to joining the scheme.