ACT joins child sex abuse redress scheme

The ACT has officially signed up to the federal government's child sex abuse redress scheme, joining Queensland, Northern Territory, Victoria and NSW.

Payments of up to $150,000 will be available from July 1 with claims to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The ACT announced last month it would join the national scheme, giving eligible survivors access to counselling and psychological services, payments and a direct personal response from the institution where they were abused.

"This process is about healing while accepting the system failed every single person in Australia who suffered sexual abuse in an institution that was meant to protect them," ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay said in a statement on Tuesday.

Queensland signed up on Monday, following Victoria and NSW, putting pressure on the remaining states Western Australian, South Australia and Tasmania.