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Redress for Abuse in Care Bill

Posted in Government, Parliamentary bill; Tagged Racial discrimination, Health, Government, Justice, Maori sovereignty; Posted 4 months ago by DPA Less than a minute to read

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To: Social Services and Community Committee
Date: November 2025

 

Purpose

Purpose of the Bill is to establish a redress system for survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care.

However, legislation premised on presumption against needing to provide redress to survivors.

Summary of DPA submission

 

DPA opposed the Bill and asked that it be withdrawn.

 

1. DPA opposed this legislation as it went against the recommendations of Whanaketia the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care by narrowing the scope of survivors who can potentially claim compensation.

2. Survivors of abuse in care who have committed serious violent and/or sexual offences and been imprisoned for more than five years will have their cases for compensation assessed by redress officers.

3. This effectively means that very few survivors with serious criminal pasts will be found eligible for compensation, and this includes many disabled survivors.

4. The Bill’s secondary purpose is to provide legal protections for core state agencies when making apologies for abuse. This means that any apologies by government agencies cannot be entered as evidence of liability in any future court proceedings brought by survivors. Effectively, this buttresses the presumption that survivors who commit serious offences will largely be ineligible for compensation.

 

 

 
 

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DPA Submission 2511 Redress for Abuse In Care Bill (DOCX)

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