Survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions working under the ACT government will be eligible for support after the territory moved to opt into a new national redress scheme.
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The scheme, operating from July 1, will provide access to counselling and psychological services, payments of up to $150,000, and direct responses from the institution where the abuse occurred.
Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay said the ACT was one of the first jurisdictions to opt in.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which handed down its findings in December after more than five years of hearings and deliberations, recommended the redress scheme.
"In many respects, the ACT's legislative regime for the prosecution of sexual offences sets a national benchmark," Mr Ramsay said.
"A number of the measures recommended by the royal commission were already in place in the ACT, including the removal of statutory limitation periods on prosecution of historic sexual offences.
"I look forward to continuing to work with my counterparts in the Commonwealth and other jurisdictions to develop a national redress scheme that meets the needs of all survivors of institutionalised child sexual abuse."
Mr Ramsay will meet with his state and territory counterparts on Monday about the scheme's design and accessibility.
He urged non-government institutions in the territory to opt in as well.
The government is expected to consult on further criminal justice reforms recommended by the Royal Commission, and has committed to making a formal response to its findings in June this year.
