Senator Wright asked the Minister for Human Services, upon notice, on 6 August 2012: (1) How many payments, involving reparation of any kind for child sexual abuse, have been made since 1996 involving Medicare and/or the Health Insurance Commission? (2) What is the total amount of these payments? (3) Was any other entity involved in the payments or agreements leading to payments; if so, who and what proportion of the payments did such entities pay. (4) Did any of the payments involve secrecy agreements; if so, were any such agreements ever a condition of the payments. (5) Did any payments involve waivers of the right to make any future claims?