00:00Six organisations have just been added to the name and shame list of those that refuse
00:06to sign up to the National Redress Scheme, doubling its length.
00:10Most of the 12 organisations named on this list are sporting groups who, unlike religious
00:14organisations, can't be threatened with having their charity status revoked if they
00:17don't join.
00:18That's meant at least 50 applications from survivors of abuse are unable to progress,
00:23stuck at a standstill, with a number of victims having been waiting years since the scheme
00:27was established in 2018.
00:29Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth wrote to all state and territory ministers
00:33last month looking to strike a deal that would see their governments pay instead.
00:37But at this week's virtual meeting it didn't work out that way.
00:41The ABC understands every state and territory was on board, except for the NT, and that
00:45without everybody on the same page, these changes can't be made.
00:49Survivor advocates like Claire Leaney, the CEO of In Good Faith, that supports abuse
00:52victims, say few levers are left to pull to make sporting groups sign up, and that states
00:57and territories have to bridge the gap.
00:59On top of this problem, the scheme is already facing a substantial backlog.
01:03A parliamentary inquiry into its operation last month calling on the federal government
01:07to increase funding to the Department of Social Services and other redress and legal support
01:12services to ensure all applications can be finalised on time.
01:16The ABC has approached all state and territory ministers responsible for the scheme for comment.
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