The Queensland Government has introduced the Redress Scheme to provide ex gratia payments to people who experienced abuse and neglect as children in Queensland institutions.
Up to $100 million will be available for payments, legal and financial services to applicants and for practical assistance in completing applications.
The government acknowledges that while neglect and abuse was found to have occurred in some institutions covered by the Forde Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Queensland institutions, this was not necessarily the case with all institutions. The government also acknowledges that people had very different experiences in institutions and that not all were found to be negative.
