{"id":9047,"date":"2021-01-11T15:44:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T04:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/?p=9047"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T06:19:26","slug":"jehovahs-witness-fail-to-meet-nrs-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/jehovahs-witness-fail-to-meet-nrs-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Jehovah&#8217;s Witness fails to meet December 31st deadline to join the National Redress Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In July 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison named and shamed institutions that had failed to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/national-redress-scheme\/\">National Redress Scheme<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afterward, the Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston set a deadline of December 31st 2020 for them to join the Scheme. If not, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/national-redress-scheme-december-31-deadline-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">institutions will not be eligible for future Commonwealth grants and their charitable status will be revoked<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions-who-havent-signed-for-redress-will-be-stripped-of-charity-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stripped of their prized tax exemptions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming Australia, Tennis NSW, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Presbyterian Church WA, Seventh-Day Adventists, Football NSW and Missionaries of God\u2019s Love were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/national-redress-scheme-december-31-deadline-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among 135 other institutions to join before the deadline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is encouraging to see the measures the Morrison Government has put in place have proven to be effective for assisting survivors to access redress,\u201d Minister Ruston said.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe significant increase in the number of institutions participating in the Scheme means more applications can be progressed and survivors will not face unnecessary delays as they seek the redress which they have already waited so long to receive.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/national-redress-scheme-december-31-deadline-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jehovah&#8217;s Witness, Kenja Communications and Fairbridge Restored Limited refused to join and have not updated their position to date<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/national-redress-scheme-december-31-deadline-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means 77 applications for redress cannot be processed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of 1 January 2021, the Scheme had received a total of 9,117 applications, 4,530 payments totaling about $377 million and a further 540 offers were awaiting an applicant\u2019s decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Scheme and Ministers\u2019 Redress Scheme Governance Board will work through how we can best support survivors with applications related to these institutions as well as other issues considered by the second year review including funder of last resort provisions, the application process and the delivery of support services,\u201d Minister Ruston said.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Government is absolutely committed to improving the Scheme for survivors and ensuring institutions take responsibility for past wrongs.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>New Zealand state care institutions vanish from the records: \u201cA lot of abuse happened here\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9048 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nz-abuse-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"new zealand institutional abuse survivor\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nz-abuse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nz-abuse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nz-abuse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nz-abuse.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stuff.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kath Coster bounced between foster homes when she was a child growing up in New Zealand. From home to home,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> she was groomed by paedophiles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; she never felt safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kath ended up at the Strathmore Girls\u2019 Home when she was nine-years-old. According to Kath, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">girls aged 13 and 14-years-old had to have internal examinations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Those who refused the examination were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kept in cells until they complied<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere were a lot of girls there when I was in there, and a lot of abuse took place,\u201d Kath<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if I look up Strathmore to try and find information, there is none.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s near impossible to find information on Strathmore now. The Ministry of Social Development, formerly the Department of Social Welfare, has left little to no trace of Strathmore since its closure in 1980.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some documents suggest Strathmore was a transition home while others suggest it was a women\u2019s hospital. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some documents don\u2019t acknowledge Strathmore\u2019s existence at all<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where I look, there is nothing on it. How does that happen? It was run by welfare. I can\u2019t find it,\u201d Kath said.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kath says the disappearance of Strathmore from the Ministry\u2019s records hints at wider problems with New Zealand\u2019s Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commission was established in 2018 and will spend five years investigating allegations of abuse in state care, psychiatric and disability institutions, church schools, and welfare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kath has started a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survivor support group on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where people can share their stories and discuss the government\u2019s lack of accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victoria University criminology expert, Elizabeth Stanley, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimates more than 100,000 children were removed from their families in the post-war period<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the Commission collated a report covering 1950 to 2019 and estimates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 655,000 passed through different forms of care<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and around <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39% are likely to have been abused<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elizabeth said the lost documents and poor record-keeping <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/123716341\/a-lot-of-abuse-took-place-there-state-care-institutions-vanished-from-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shows how much value the state put on the children and adults it was responsible<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe preliminary evidence is showing us how little data on children and adults in care has been collated or safely stored,\u201d Elizabeth said.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHistories have been shredded, destroyed. Time and again, officials have decided that the information about their lives is not important to keep. It tells us a lot about how we look after the most vulnerable in our society.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigations by the New Zealand Royal Commission continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Federal Government under pressure to close loopholes and protect children playing sport<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various sporting institutions like Tennis Australia, Gymnastics Australia, and Swimming Australia were singled out by the Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission for allowing predators to take on and maintain coaching positions over the decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, the chief executive of Tennis NSW, Lawrence Robertson, has voiced concerns about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-12-11\/federal-government-warned-to-close-loopholes-to-protect-children\/12970866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">local governments leasing out tennis courts to clubs and coaches without completing Working With Children Checks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit like providing a licence to run a kindergarten \u2014 a community service \u2014 but then not asking for any oversight on who&#8217;s running it,&#8221; Mr Robertson said.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We know that sport \u2014 and particularly those one-on-one sports like tennis \u2014 there is a risk when you have a coach and an individual on court together. These are high-risk scenarios for young children.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are holes to the delivery of sport and in particular to ensuring we are providing a safe environment for our children to participate in sport. So, I&#8217;d really like to see the Federal Government step up and consider the role that local government can play in helping sports deliver a child-safe environment.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Robertson highlighted the fact <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-12-11\/federal-government-warned-to-close-loopholes-to-protect-children\/12970866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">council-run tennis venues are not affiliated with Tennis Australia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He is now calling on Tennis NSW, specifically, to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-12-11\/federal-government-warned-to-close-loopholes-to-protect-children\/12970866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have Working With Children Checks completed for all volunteers and accredited tennis coaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This follows Tennis NSW joining the National Redress Scheme before the December 31st deadline in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen what happened with USA Gymnastics. We believe there should be a national register of qualified coaches across all sports. They hold the licence to allow grassroots sports access to playing fields, access to tennis courts, access to gym halls,\u201d Mr. Robertson said.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>Get the justice you deserve with Kelso Lawyers. We want to hear your story. Call (02) 4907 4200 or <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/contact-us\/\"><b>complete the online form<\/b><\/a><b> before you accept payment from the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/our-work\/national-redress-scheme\/\"><b>National Redress Scheme.<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/news\/inq\/jehovahs-witnesses-silent-history-child-sex-abuse-20180425.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia Enquirer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison named and shamed institutions that had failed to join the National Redress Scheme. Afterward, the Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston set a deadline of December 31st 2020 for them to join the Scheme. 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