VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 172
Effect of decision under repealed legislation for personal offences in the series
VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 172
Effect of decision under repealed legislation for personal offences in the series
172 Effect of decision under repealed legislation for personal offences in the
series
(1) This section applies if a compensation order has been made in relation to
1 or more personal offences in the series of related offences.
(2) The
government assessor must reduce the amount of victim assistance that would
otherwise be payable to the person in relation to the single act of violence
by an amount of up to the amount the person will receive, or is likely to
receive, as a result of the compensation order.
(3) In this section—
"compensation order" means either of the following, whether made before the
commencement or after the commencement under section 155, division 4 or
section 177—
(a) an order under section 24 of the repealed Act, or section
663B of the repealed Criminal Code chapter, requiring the payment of
compensation for injury suffered because of a personal offence;
(b) a
decision under section 33 of the repealed Act, or section 663D(1)(b) or (c) of
the repealed Criminal Code chapter, to pay an amount to a person for injury
suffered because of a personal offence.
