Regional Economics Solutions (RES) Director, Leann Wilson has been selected as one of five members of the Queensland Government’s Reparations Review Panel set up to assess previously ineligible claims under the Government’s Stolen Wages Reparations Scheme.
The Reparations Review Panel will help more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people access the $21 million stolen wages fund by providing previously unsuccessful applicants (due to lack of documentary evidence or records) the opportunity to present verbal testimonies and other evidence to support their claims.