Penny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, 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.