Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsWhen Commonwealth is an eligible funding jurisdiction
(1) The Commonwealth is an eligible funding jurisdiction for an institution in relation to abuse if:
(a) the institution is listed for the Commonwealth under section 164A, 164B or 164C; and
(b) subsection (2) or (3) of this section applies.
(2) This subsection applies if the institution operated solely in a place mentioned in subsection (4) when the abuse occurred.
(3) This subsection applies if:
(a) when the abuse occurred, the institution did not operate:
(i) solely in a single State; or
(ii) solely in the Australian Capital Territory; or
(iii) solely in the Northern Territory; and
(b) the Operator considers that it is appropriate for the Commonwealth to be a funder of last resort in relation to the abuse given the connection between:
(i) operations of the institution carried out in a place mentioned in subsection (4); and
(ii) the institution's responsibility for the abuse.
(4) For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3), the places are any place:
(a) inside a Territory other than the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; or
(b) if the abuse occurred before 11 May 1989--inside the Australian Capital Territory; or
(c) if the abuse occurred before 1 July 1978--inside the Northern Territory; or
(d) outside Australia.
When a participating State or Territory is an eligible funding jurisdiction
(5) A participating State or participating Territory is an eligible funding jurisdiction for an institution in relation to abuse if:
(a) the institution is listed for the State or Territory under section 164A, 164B or 164C; and
(b) subsection (6) or (7) of this section applies.
(6) This subsection applies if the institution operated solely in that State or Territory when the abuse occurred.
(7) This subsection applies if:
(a) when the abuse occurred, the institution did not operate:
(i) solely in a single State; or
(ii) solely in the Australian Capital Territory; or
(iii) solely in the Northern Territory; and
(b) the Operator considers that it is appropriate for the participating State or participating Territory to be a funder of last resort in relation to the abuse given the connection between:
(i) operations of the institution carried out in that State or Territory; and
(ii) the institution's responsibility for the abuse.
(8) Despite subsections (5) to (7):
(a) the Australian Capital Territory is not an eligible funding jurisdiction for an institution in relation to abuse if the abuse occurred before 11 May 1989; and
(b) the Northern Territory is not an eligible funding jurisdiction for an institution in relation to abuse if the abuse occurred before 1 July 1978.
Rules
(9) Despite subsections (1) to (8), a participating jurisdiction is an eligible funding jurisdiction for an institution in relation to abuse in the circumstances (if any) prescribed by the rules.
(10) Despite subsections (1) to (8), a participating jurisdiction is not an eligible funding jurisdiction for an institution in relation to abuse in the circumstances (if any) prescribed by the rules.
Note: The Operator can determine under paragraph 29(2)(k) that a participating jurisdiction is a funder of last resort for an institution that is responsible for abuse if the jurisdiction is an eligible funding jurisdiction for the institution in relation to the abuse.