Ministerial briefings from the Crown Response Office that have been proactively released are listed by the date of the briefing.

 

2026

 

This joint Ministers’ meeting pack contains papers considered by Redress and Care Ministers on 15 September 2026. The papers cover the legal fees framework, the single claim policy, responses to six Royal Commission recommendations, the Redress System End of Year Report, and updates on the wider Crown Response work programme.

15 September 2026 joint Ministers' meeting pack [PDF, 3.7 MB]

Date of proactive release 6 November 2026

 

This joint Ministers' meeting pack contains papers considered by Redress and Care Ministers on 3 August 2026. The papers cover the approach to allegations of torture in care settings other than Lake Alice, managing increased demand for State redress, progress on Budget 2025 care and redress initiatives, the proposed response to Royal Commission recommendation 28, and the development of a cross-system care safety framework.

3 August 2026 joint Ministers' meeting pack [PDF, 3.9 MB]

Date of proactive release 6 November 2026

 

This joint Ministers’ meeting pack contains papers considered by Redress and Care Ministers on 23 June 2026. The papers cover the Crown’s response to the Royal Commission’s Treaty breach findings, the approach to allegations of torture in care settings other than Lake Alice, a cross-system care safety framework, initiatives to build a safe and capable care workforce, and the response to Royal Commission recommendation 28.

23 June 2026 joint Ministers' meeting pack [PDF, 9.1 MB]

Date of proactive release 6 November 2026

 

2025

 

Briefing 5 November 2025 Approval of Common Payment Framework for Abuse in State Care Claims [PDF, 2 MB]

Date of proactive release 11 March 2026

 

Briefing 7 October meeting pack for Minister group meeting on Care System Leadership and Options for wider State and non-State redress [PDF, 3.3 MB]

Date of proactive release 16 March 2026

 

Briefing 1 October 2025 to confirm the Annual Report on the Crown's response to the Royal Commission [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Date of proactive release 17 December 2025

 

Briefing 27 August 2025 Delivering an enhanced redress system for survivors of abuse in State care –Implementation Plan and Common Payment Framework update [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Date of proactive release 11 March 2026

 

Briefing 11 August 2025 meeting pack Minister group meeting on 11 August 2025 about Gloriavale, Care System Leadership, High-level options for wider and non-State responses, delivering an enhanced redress system and update on redress claims funding and care safety system initiatives [PDF, 8.1 MB]

Date of proactive release 16 March 2026

 

Briefing 7 August 2025 presumption against redress for serious offenders advice on information sharing [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Date of proactive release 13 March 2026

 

Briefing 23 June 2025 in response to the petition of Scott Savage to the Petitions Committee regarding redress payment amounts [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Date of proactive release 17 December 2025

 

Briefing 18 June 2025 interim approach on access to redress for serious offenders [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Date of proactive release 13 March 2026

 

Briefing 13 June 2025 Determining the fiscal envelope for Lake Alice individual redress [PDF, 1.8 MB]

Date of proactive release 7 May 2026

 

Briefing 5 June 2025 providing an updated draft Cabinet paper on meaningful apologies and decisions regarding redress for serious offenders [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Date of proactive release 13 March 2026

 

Briefing 29 May 2025 providing a draft Cabinet paper on meaningful apologies and decisions regarding redress for serious offenders [PDF, 1 MB]

Date of proactive release 13 March 2026

 

Briefing 23 May 2025 Further matters relating to the presumption against redress for serious offenders [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Date of proactive release 13 March 2026

 

Meeting pack 19 May 2025 for Ministerial Group Meeting on Crown response to Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry [PDF, 2.9 MB]

Date of proactive release 17 February 2026

 

Briefing 10 April 2025 Crown response to draft Cabinet paper and response document for Ministerial consultation [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Briefing 9 April 2025 confirming responses to Royal Commission's redress recommendations [PDF, 7.5 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Briefing 3 April 2025 Redress options for serious offenders [PDF, 1.6 MB]

Date of proactive release 11 March 2026

 

Briefing 3 April 2025 Abuse in Care Response Plan [PDF, 1.7 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Briefing 14 March 2025 Abuse in Care response plan Cabinet submission for Ministerial consultation [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Meeting pack 10 February 2025 for Ministerial Group meeting on the draft response plan and redress [PDF, 5.2 MB]

Date of proactive release 18 February 2026

 

2024

Briefing 13 September 2024 meeting pack Ministerial group meeting on 17 September 2024 [PDF, 9.6 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Briefing 5 September 2024 early advice on transition choices for delivering redress for survivors [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Briefing 23 August 2024 design and transition choices for a new redress system [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Meeting Pack 21 August 2024 for Ministerial Group Meeting on 21 August 2024 [PDF, 4.5 MB]

Date of proactive release 8 October 2025

 

Briefing 29 July 2024 high level summary of the findings in the Royal Commission's final report [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Date of proactive release 30 September 2025

 

Meeting Pack 29 July 2024 for Ministerial Group Meeting on 30 July 2024  [PDF, 4.8 MB]

Date of proactive release 8 October 2025

 

2022

Briefing from 2 September 2022 about Proposed rapid payment approach for use by agencies operating claims processes for abuse in State care [PDF, 3.7 MB]

Date of proactive release 21 July 2023

 

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