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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 1996 - SECT 27 What application must set out

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 1996 - SECT 27

What application must set out

    (1)     An application must set out—

        (a)     the circumstances in which the injury or death occurred, including the date, time and place of the alleged criminal act;

        (b)     whether the applicant is claiming as a primary, secondary or related victim or as a person who has incurred funeral expenses;

        (c)     the nature of the injury or the cause of death;

        (d)     whether the applicant has made a report to the police;

        (e)     whether criminal proceedings arising out of the alleged criminal act have been commenced;

        (f)     the amount and type of assistance sought;

        (g)     whether the applicant has made any other application for assistance under this Act in respect of the same act of violence;

        (h)     whether the applicant has applied for damages, compensation, assistance or payments of any kind under any other schemes whether statutory or non-statutory, including that managed by the Transport Accident Commission and the Victorian WorkCover Authority and that established by the Police Assistance Compensation Act 1968 and any predecessor of any such schemes;

              (i)     details of any relevant insurance cover (including life and health insurance) or superannuation benefit entitlements held by the applicant and, in the case of an applicant who is a related victim, by the deceased primary victim;

        (j)     any other matter required by the rules, or any practice directions, to be set out in the application.

    (2)     If an applicant has applied for damages, compensation, assistance or payments of any kind under another scheme (whether statutory or non-statutory), the applicant must provide the Tribunal with any authorisation necessary for the Tribunal to be provided by the body managing that scheme with information about the application and decisions made in respect of it.

S. 27A inserted by No. 54/2000 s. 11.