53315 (2025). 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

53315 (2025). 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: Do survivors of abuse in care who are terminally ill and making a claim for redress require a ministerial exemption for their claim?

Hon Erica Stanford: A Ministerial exemption is not required for any claim. Where a claim has been lodged on or after 9 May 2025, and a survivor has provided medical evidence that they are terminally ill, the redress agency should offer the survivor (or their representative) the option for the agency to make a request for a Ministerial exemption from the criminal checking process in order to facilitate the claim. Alternatively, a survivor could consent to a criminal check. As publicly stated, to date I have received one request for an exemption for a terminally ill survivor who has lodged a claim since 9 May 2025 and it was approved the same day.