Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Operator may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, pay an amount under this section (an advance payment ) for a person if:
(a) the person has made an application for redress under the scheme; and
(b) the application includes a statement by the person to the effect that the person has suffered institutional child sexual abuse that occurred:
(i) inside a participating State; or
(ii) inside a Territory; or
(iii) outside Australia; and
(c) the person was not prevented under section 20 from making the application; and
(d) the Operator has not made a determination under section 29 to approve, or not approve, the application; and
(e) the Operator is satisfied that one or more of the following apply:
(i) the person is aged 70 or over;
(ii) the person is aged 55 or over and is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander (both within the meaning of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 );
(iii) the person is terminally ill;
(iv) there are exceptional circumstances justifying the advance payment being made;
(v) any other circumstances prescribed by the rules; and
(f) the person has not died; and
(g) the Operator considers it appropriate to do so; and
(h) any requirements prescribed by the rules are satisfied.
(2) The amount of the advance payment is $10,000.
(3) The advance payment is payable to:
(a) the person; or
(b) if another person is an administrator of the person and the Operator considers it appropriate in the circumstances--the administrator.
(4) The Operator must give the person written notice of the advance payment.
(5) The rules may prescribe matters relating to the payment of advance payments.