Submissions open for Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill
The Social Services and Community Select Committee has called for submissions on the Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill. It is currently open for submissions until 26 November.
This bill intends to:
- introduce a presumption against financial redress for survivors who have been convicted of a serious violent or sexual offence and sentenced to five or more years in prison for that offence
- provide legal protections for core State agencies when making apologies for abuse in state care, so that personal apologies given by core State agencies (in relation to providing redress for abuse in care) would not be admissible as evidence in civil proceedings.
To find out more or make a submission visit the New Zealand Parliament website: Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill - New Zealand Parliament(external link)