The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was established by the Australian Government in January 2013. The recommendations of the Commission changed the work of the Royal Commission to the National Redress Support Service.
The Royal Commission inquired as to how institutions with a responsibility for children, have dealt with sexual abuse that happened to children in their care. ‘Institutions’ include churches and religious organisations, schools, organisations providing live-in care for children such as foster care and orphanages, community services, government agencies, and sporting organisations.
The National Redress Scheme enables any individual, impacted by childhood sexual abuse in an institution, to make an application to the scheme, potentially accessing a compensation payment for injury, both emotional and physical. The National Redress Scheme will investigate where institutions have failed to protect children and make recommendations on the information received.
The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre, along with other organisations that work with survivors of sexual assault, has been funded by the Australian Department of Social Services to provide Royal Commission Community-Based Support Services. This means we can help you to:
The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre can provide counselling and support, as part of our usual services to anyone engaging with, or thinking about engaging with, the Royal Commission.
We offer support for engaging with the Royal Commission independently of any other service we provide. You do not have to receive counselling or any other support from us to be able to get support for applying to the National Redress Scheme. We will provide both National Redress support and, if you need it, counselling and advocacy support, to:
The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) is a non-government, feminist organisation working collaboratively within service provision systems in the ACT and surrounding areas to provide services and programs to eliminate sexual violence against women, young people, children , and men.
We provide a crisis counselling line, Indigenous community support, counselling to victims and their families, and community education programs.
CRCC is committed to excellence in service provision, access and equity, diversity and social justice.
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre
P.O Box 3805,
WESTON CREEK, Act 2611
Crisis Line (02) 6247 2525
Business Phone (02) 6287 3618
Text Only 0488 586 518
Community Education & Training
crcc@crcc.org.au
Phone (02) 6287 3618
All Media Enquiries
Chief Executive Officer
Phone (02) 6287 3618
crcc@crcc.org.au