MOTIONS › Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Senator RUSTON (South Australia—Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) (16:18): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator RUSTON: The government is working with states, territories and institutions to encourage them to join the scheme as soon as possible. There are a number of formal steps that must be completed before an institution can join the scheme. Institutions have until 30 June 2020 to join.