Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 - SECT 26

Form of application

26. Form of application

An application-

   (a)  must be in writing in or to the effect of the form prescribed by the
        rules or, if no form is so prescribed, required by any practice
        directions; and

   (b)  must be accompanied by any documentary evidence (such as medical
        certificates or statements of earnings) indicated in the form as being
        required to accompany the application; and

   (c)  must contain an authorisation for the Tribunal to obtain any other
        evidence or any document that the Tribunal considers that it requires
        in order to enable it to determine the application; and

   (d)  must state whether the applicant wishes the Tribunal to conduct a
        hearing or determine the application without conducting a hearing; and

   (e)  must be verified by the applicant, or the person making the
        application on behalf of the applicant, by a statutory declaration.