Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA (2012 - 2012)

From

6 March 2012

To

30 November 2012

Location

Western Australia

The 'Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA' was established in 2012 as the Western Australian Government's response to investigations by the Stolen Wages Taskforce into the wages earned by Aboriginal people but held by their guardians. The Taskforce's research and consultations found that there was 'little or no evidence that these wages were returned' to the people who earned them. The Taskforce also found that people who were under guardianship at Carrolup, Moore River and Sister Kate's Children's Home 'experienced the most extensive controls' over their wages. The 'purpose and intent' of the Stolen Wages Reparation Scheme WA, according to the Scheme's Guidelines (sec.4) was to be 'an expression of regret on behalf of the Western Australian State Government' to eligible applicants. Applications for an ex gratia payment up to $2,000 opened on 6 March 2012 with the closing date extended from 6 September to 30 November 2012.