New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION ACT 1996 - SECT 33A

33A Reimbursement of persons who incur funeral expenses

(1) This section applies if expenses relating to the funeral of a primary victim of an act of violence have been incurred by a person who is not eligible for statutory compensation as a family victim.

(2) Such a person may apply for payment of the amount of the reasonable funeral expenses incurred by the person. Such an application is to be made to the Director.

(3) A compensation assessor may approve payment to the person of an amount that the assessor considers to be fair and reasonable.

(4) Any such payment:

(a) is to be paid from the amount of statutory compensation for which the family victims are eligible, and

(b) is taken to be an award of statutory compensation despite section 6.

(5) Accordingly, and despite section 16, the amount of $50,000 payable to the family victims concerned may be reduced if an application for payment of reasonable funeral expenses is approved by the compensation assessor under this section.