28208 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

28208 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions: What advice about financial payments is provided, if any, to survivors of abuse in care, or their lawyers, who have had a claim settled with a government agency, but have another claim lodged against a non-state actor where the survivor also experienced abuse in care?

Hon Erica Stanford: In January 2026, Cabinet took initial decisions on how the Crown can assist survivors of abuse in care outside of the core State redress system. This Cabinet paper is available at: 2026-01-27-Report-back-on-support-for-survivors-outside-the-core-State-redress-system_Redacted-1.pdf