Part 1: The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Section 4: Exclusions from entitlement to claim compensation
This section sets out the circumstances in which a person cannot make an application to the Board for compensation.
	Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) mean that an application may not be made by or in respect of a person if a court has previously dismissed a claim for compensation in a relevant mater or if there are proceedings on a relevant matter pending before a court.
	Subsection (2) clarifies that a relevant matter is abuse suffered in an institution during the relevant period as defined in Section 2.
	Subsection (3) means that a person can apply for compensation if, under subsection (1)(a), a court dismissed the claim solely because the proceedings were not brought within the timeframe for bringing such a claim.
	Subsection (4) means if a person withdraws a claim from court under subsection (1)(b) an application can then be made to the Board.
	Subsection (5) provides that a person can make an application to the Board despite subsection (1) if the application relates to abuse suffered in an institution which was managed by a different body, society or organisation than that against which the previous claim was made.