Until the results of the federal election are clear, caretaker conventions are in effect. This means updates from the National Redress Scheme will only have National Redress Scheme data and participating institutions updates.
Scheme data
As at 4 April 2025, there have been 59,343 applications to the Scheme.
- 21,671 applicants have had their outcomes advised. Of these 18,287 payments have been made totalling approximately $1.63 billion dollars
- 2,683 have been withdrawn
- 34,989 applications are yet to have their outcome advised. Of which:
- 23,231 applications are actionable by the Scheme.
- 5,271 applications are being validated with the initial contact being made
- 13,026 applications are in the information gathering stage
- 4,558 applications are at the Decision Management stage
- 376 applications are being prepared for delivery of the outcome
- 23,231 applications are actionable by the Scheme.
- o 4,973 applications are unable to be actioned by the Scheme. Of these:
- 3,292 are awaiting the applicant to provide additional information
- 1,681 are undergoing a special assessment for serious criminal conviction/applying from gaol
- o 6,785 applications are on hold.
Participating institutions update
The Minister's Declaration is an official list of all participating institutions. It is updated when a new institution joins the Scheme or the status of a participating institution changes.
As at 8 April 2025, data regarding participating institutions remains the same as included in the March update.
The Declarations are available on the Federal Register of Legislation(Opens in a new tab/window). For the latest information about institutions, visit the Institutions page on our website.