New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION ACT 1996 - SECT 19A

19A Deduction from certain awards

(1) There is to be deducted from each award of statutory compensation payable to any person who is awarded an amount of statutory compensation that is less than $20,001 (or such other amount as may be prescribed by the regulations) the amount of $750 (or such other amount as may be prescribed by the regulations).

(2) A deduction under this section is to be made only if, when an award is made to a victim, the total amount of statutory compensation awarded to a primary victim and any secondary victims claiming through the primary victim, is less than $20,001.

(3) This section does not apply to statutory compensation payable to family victims or statutory compensation for prescribed expenses.

(4) A deduction under this section is not to be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether statutory compensation is payable to a single person as set out in section 20.