National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment Bill 2023

The majority voted against amendments (1) and (2) on sheet 2212, which were moved by NSW Senator David Shoebridge (Greens). This means they were unsuccessful.

Amendment text

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:

4. Schedule 3 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Page 47 (after line 10), at the end of the Bill, add:

Schedule 3—Other amendments

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Act 2018

1 Section 6 (after the definition of sexual abuse)

Insert:

Note: See also section 6A.

2 After section 6

Insert:

6A Sexual abuse includes virginity testing

To avoid doubt, sexual abuse includes the examination of female genitalia, with or without consent, for the purpose (or purported purpose) of determining virginity.