National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Declaration 2026

I, Patrick Hetherington, delegate of the Minister for Social Services, make the following Declaration.

Dated 17 March 2026

Patrick Hetherington

Contents

1  Name...................................................1

2  Commencement............................................1

3  Authority................................................1

4  Schedules................................................1

Schedule 1—Amendments 2

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Declaration 2018 2

1  Name

  This instrument is the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Declaration 2026.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 115(2), subsection 116(2), section 119, subsection 134(1), subsection 137(1), subsection 164(2), subsection 164A(2) and subsection 164B(2) of the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Declaration 2018

1.           Section 11 (Item 85, Column 2)

Omit the words “Children’s Protection Society Inc.”.

Insert the words “Kids First Australia Ltd (formerly known as Children’s Protection Society Inc.)”.

1.           Section 11 (at the end of the table)

Add:
 

1.           Subsection 15(1) (Item 145, Column 2)

Omit the words “Children’s Protection Society Inc.”.

Insert the words “Kids First Australia Ltd (formerly known as Children’s Protection Society Inc.)”.

1.           Subsection 15(1) (Item 301, Column 1)

Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.
After the word “Incorporated” add the words “institutions as at”.

1.           Subsection 15(1) (Item 302, Column 1)

Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.
After the word “Limited” add the words “institutions as at”.

1.           Subsection 15(1) (Item 303, Column 1)

Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of”.

After the word “Fathers” add the words “institutions as at”.

1.           Subsection 15(1) (Item 304, Column 1)

Omit the words “institution as at paragraph (a) of".

After the word “Limited” add the words “institutions as at”.

1.           Subsection 15(1) (at the end of the table)

Add:
 

1.           Schedule 1 (Item 24, Column 1)

After paragraph (aw), insert:

(ax) Moreton Bay College

(ay) Moreton Bay Boys College Ltd

1.       Schedule 1 (Item 34)

Omit entire paragraph “(cp) Little Glory Baptist Church”.

1.       Schedule 1 (Item 358, Column 1)

After paragraph (q), insert:

(r) Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Life Saving Club Inc

(s) Bellinger Valley – North Beach Surf Life Saving Club Inc

(t) Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club Inc

(u) Miami Beach Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

(v) Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

(w) North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated

(x) North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club Inc

(y) Secret Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (Inc.)

(z) Stockton Surf Life Saving Club Inc

(aa) Toowoon Bay Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated

(ab) Townsville Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club Inc.

1.       Schedule 1 (Item 360, Column 1)

Omit entire paragraph “Children Protection Society (a) Children’s Protection Society Inc.”.

Insert “Kids First Australia Ltd (formerly known as Children’s Protection Society Inc.) (a) Kids First Australia Ltd (formerly known as Children’s Protection Society Inc.)”

1.       Schedule 1 (at the end of the table)

Add:

1.       Schedule 2 (at the end of the table)

Add:

1.       Schedule 3 (at the end of the table)

Add:

1.       Schedule 4 (at the end of the table)

Add: