The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (the Scheme) Grant Connected Policy (Redress GCP) came into effect in January 2021 and restricts access to Australian Government grant funding for non-government institutions that fail to join the Scheme.
A Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared and certified by the Department of Social Services, and has been assessed by the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) as consistent with good practice against the Australian Government Guide to Regulatory Impact Analysis. The OBPR noted the RIS contains a small number of elements where the quality of analysis or process could have been improved, including a more detailed articulation of the affected stakeholders and the inclusion of some case studies that identify the potential financial implications for non-government institutions that fail to join the Redress Scheme.