(1) This section applies if an applicant for assistance has not made any
contact with the government assessor dealing with the application for 6
months.
(2) The government assessor may give the applicant a notice stating
that if the applicant does not contact the government assessor within 6 months
after the notice is given, the application will lapse under subsection (4) .
(3) The notice must be sent to the address stated in the application for
assistance or, if the applicant has given the government assessor another
address for service of notices, the other address.
(4) If the applicant is
given a notice under this section and the applicant does not contact the
government assessor within 6 months after the notice is given, the
applicant’s application for assistance lapses.
(5) The lapsing of an
application under this section does not prevent the applicant making another
application for assistance under this chapter.
Note—
See section 54(for
victim assistance) or 58 (for funeral expense assistance) for the time within
which the application must be made.
(6) For this section,
"contact" with the government assessor dealing with the application
includes—