Senate debates

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Bills

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018, National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018; In Committee

12:06 pm

Photo of Concetta Fierravanti-WellsConcetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Siewert, it goes to the point that I was making yesterday evening. Until someone makes an application—let me just assume for a moment they say 'organisation X', and we don't know if organisation X is genuinely defunct. It's possible that organisation X may have transferred some of its property. It may be that there is a corporate structure associated with institution X that requires delving into with an examination. That was the point that I was making yesterday evening, Senator Siewert. I know the point that you're trying to make and I'm trying to assist you, but unless somebody comes out and says, 'This is my claim against this particular—'

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