VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2006
VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2006
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Objects
4. Definitions
5. Violent act
6. Injury
7. Compensable violent acts and injuries and standard amounts
8. Form of applications and lodgment at CVSU
PART 2--ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE
Division 1--Categories of victims of violent acts and eligibility
9. Primary victim
10. Primary victim's eligibility to apply for assistance
11. Secondary victim
12. Secondary victim's eligibility to apply for assistance
13. Family victim
14. Family victim's eligibility to apply for assistance
15. Related victim
16. Related victim's eligibility to apply for counselling
Division 2--Miscellaneous matters
17. Eligibility if injury suffered in motor accident
18. Eligibility if injury suffered in course of employment
19. Effect of death on applications and entitlement to financial assistance
PART 3--VICTIMS COUNSELLING SCHEME
20. Establishment of Victims Counselling Scheme
21. Approval of counsellors and organisations
22. Application for counselling
PART 4--VICTIMS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME
Division 1--Preliminary matters
23. Establishment of Victims Financial Assistance Scheme
24. Assessors
25. Applications generally
25A. Withdrawal of application
Division 2--Interim payments
25B. Meaning of interim payment
26. Application to Director for interim payment
27. Decision about interim payment
28. Effect of decision
29. Payment
Division 3--Applications for awards
29A. Meaning of award
30. Application to Director for award
31. No time limit for lodging application
32. Form of application
33. Procedure after acceptance of application
Division 4--Deciding applications for awards
34. Deciding application and deferring decision
35. Examination of and report about applicant
36. Obtaining information and documents
37. Award to eligible victim
38. Award to primary victim
39. Award to secondary victims
40. Award to family victims
41. When award may be reduced
42. When award must be reduced
43. When financial assistance must not be awarded
44. Notice of decision
Division 5--Payments, increases and refunds of awards or interim payments
45. Payment of award
46. Increase of award
47. Refund of award or interim payment
Division 5A--Funeral expense assistance
47A. Meaning of funeral expense assistance
47B. Eligibility and application for funeral expense assistance
47C. Time limit for lodging application
47D. Amount of funeral expense assistance
47E. Deciding application
47F. Payment of funeral expense assistance
47G. Refund of funeral expense assistance
Division 5B--Closure of financial assistance application if applicant uncontactable
47H. Notice of proposed closure of application
47J. Closure of application
47K. Reopening of closed application
Division 6--Review of decisions
48. Review by NTCAT
Division 7--Legal representation and costs
54. Applications
55. Review
PART 5--RECOVERY OF MONEY FROM OFFENDERS
Division 1--Debt recovery notice process
55A. Definitions
55B. Director may seek to recover amount by giving debt recovery notice
55C. Content and service of debt recovery notice
55D. Objection
55E. Decision on objection
55F. Liability to pay debt
55G. Recovery of debt
Division 2--Court process
56. Territory may recover from offender
57. No appeal to Supreme Court
Division 3--Miscellaneous matters
58. Recovery by set-off
59. Recovered money to be paid into Fund
PART 6--VICTIMS ASSISTANCE FUND AND LEVY
60. Victims Assistance Fund
61. Imposition of levy
PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
62. Preservation of civil claim for damages
63. Obstruction and providing false information
64. Inadmissibility of certain information in proceedings
65. Guidelines
66. Approved forms
67. Delegations
68. Protection from liability
69. Regulations
70. Review after 3 years
PART 8--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2006
71. Definitions
72. Repeals
73. Repealed Act applies to application for assistance certificate
74. Application of Act to violent act
75. Fund
PART 9--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR AMENDING LEGISLATION
Division 1--Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010
76. Application
Division 2--Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Act 2013
77. Application
Division 3--Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction Amendments) Act 2014
78. Definitions
79. Review of decision notified before commencement
80. Review of Director's or assessor's decision made after commencement
Division 4--Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Act 2023
81. Definitions
82. References to interim payments
83. Application of amendments to Part 4
84. Application of funeral expense assistance provisions
85. Application of debt recovery procedures
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
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