VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 93
Paying assistance generally
VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 93
Paying assistance generally
93 Paying assistance generally
(1) The assistance may be paid—
(a) entirely to the applicant; or
(b)
partly to the applicant and partly to someone else for the benefit of the
applicant; or
(c) entirely to someone else for the benefit of the applicant.
Example of person to whom assistance may be paid for the benefit of the
applicant—
a counsellor as payment for a stated number of counselling
sessions
(2) If the applicant is granted assistance for expenses, the
assistance does not become payable until the government assessor receives a
copy of an invoice or receipt for the expenses.