CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998) 

- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Citation  
2. Commencement  
3. Interpretation  
4. Notice of liability  
5. Payment  

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998)
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Citation
     These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Regulations.

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998)
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Commencement
     These Regulations commence on the day on which they are notified in the
Gazette.

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998)
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Interpretation
     In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention
appears--  "Act" means the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Act 1983;"appropriate court officer"
means--
         (a)     in the case of a levy imposed in respect of an offence dealt with by
the Supreme Court--the Registrar of the Supreme Court; or
         (b)     in the case of a levy imposed in respect of an offence dealt with by
the Magistrates Court--the Registrar of the Magistrates
Court;  "Director" means the Director of Corrective Services
under the Periodic Detention Act 1995; "levy" means a
levy imposed under subsection 34D (1) of the Act.

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998)
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Notice of liability
(1)       Where a person becomes liable to pay a levy, the appropriate
court officer shall cause a notice to be served--
         (a)     if the person is detained in custody at the time the notice is to be
served--on the Director; or
         (b)     in any other case--on the person.
(2)       After being served with a notice under paragraph (1) (a) in
respect of a person, the Director shall cause the notice to be given to the
person.
(3)       A notice shall--
         (a)     be in writing;
         (b)     identify the person who is liable to pay the levy;
         (c)     specify the conviction to which the notice relates;
         (d)     contain a statement to the effect that the person is liable to pay the
levy under section 34D of the Act;
         (e)     specify the total amount of the levy and the amount which is unpaid at
the date of the notice;
         (f)     specify the place at which the levy is to be paid;
         (g)     specify the date by which the levy is to be paid;
         (h)     contain a statement to the effect that, under regulation 5, the
relevant court officer may, on application by the person, fix a later due date
for payment of the levy;
               (i)     contain a statement to the effect that, under section 34D of the Act,
any money paid to the Territory in respect of the offence which gave rise
to the liability for the levy is to be applied towards the discharge of
liability for the levy before it is applied towards the discharge of liability
for any pecuniary penalty imposed in respect of the offence; and
         (j)     contain a statement to the effect that if any part of the levy is
unpaid after the due date, enforcement procedures may be initiated for the
recovery of the unpaid amount.

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998)
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Payment
(1)       The due date for payment of a levy is 28 days after the date
of the conviction which gave rise to the liability to pay the levy, subject to
subregulation (2).
(2)       On application by a person who is liable to pay a levy, the
appropriate court officer may fix a later due date for payment of the
levy.
(3)       An application for a later due date for payment
shall--
         (a)     be made in writing;
         (b)     specify the grounds on which it is made; and
         (c)     be lodged with the appropriate court officer before the initial due
date for payment under subregulation (1).
     

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998)
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NOTE

Notification

1.    Notified in the ACT Gazette on 26 June 1998.

(c)  Australian Capital Territory
2003

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION REGULATIONS (NO. 24 OF 1998)
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations
under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1983.
    Dated 22 June 1998.
GARY HUMPHRIESMinister
BRENDAN SMYTHMinister