The Victorian Redress Scheme for Historical Institutional Abuse (Victorian Redress) began accepting applications on 10 December 2024 and will operate for 18 months. (Link to DFFH).
The Victorian Redress Scheme is open to people who: lived as a child (before the age of 18) in a Victorian institution for at least 6 months (in total) before 1 January 1990; and experienced physical, psychological, or emotional abuse or neglect in the Victorian institution.
Under the Victorian Redress Scheme, people found eligible will be offered: a payment up to $20,000; a personal apology – in person or in writing; up to 20 funded counselling sessions.
A payment from the Victorian Redress Scheme can be considered a ‘relevant prior payment’ by the National Redress Scheme and may reduce a National Redress Scheme payment in some circumstances.
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