What is the difference between an Option 1 and Option 2 ex gratia payment?
Option 1 ex gratia payments are up to $10 000 where you can show there was a reasonable likelihood that abuse and/or neglect occurred. Option 2 ex gratia payments are up to $80 000 with medical and/or psychological evidence required of the harm resulting from abuse and/or neglect experienced while in State care prior to 1 March 2006. Final amounts offered will be determined within the maximum permitted amounts by the severity of abuse and harm in each case and the number of applicants.
