Queensland Numbered Acts

NATIONAL REDRESS SCHEME FOR INSTITUTIONAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE (COMMONWEALTH POWERS) ACT 2018 - SECT 3

3 Adoption and references

(1) The relevant version of the National Redress Act is adopted within the meaning of section 51 (xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution .

(2) Matters relating to a redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse are, except as provided by sections 5 and 6 , referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth, but only to the extent of making laws with respect to those matters by making express amendments of the National Redress Act .

(3) The reference of a matter under subsection (2) has effect only—

(a) if and to the extent that the matter is not included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the Commonwealth (otherwise than by a reference under section 51 (xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth ); and

(b) if and to the extent that the matter is included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the State.

(4) Despite any provision of this Act other than section 8 (2) , the adoption under subsection (1) or the reference under subsection (2) has effect for a period—

(a) beginning when the subsection under which the adoption or reference is made commences; and

(b) ending at the beginning of the day fixed under section 7 as the day on which the adoption or reference is to terminate;

but no longer.

(5) In this section—

"relevant version of the National Redress Act" means the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018 (Cwlth) as originally enacted and as subsequently amended by any amendments enacted by the Parliament of the Commonwealth at any time before the commencement of this Act.