Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ACT 1985

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Construction of Act  

   PART II -- Offices of Chief Assessor, acting Chief Assessor and Assessors  

   5.      Chief Assessor  
   5A.     Acting Chief Assessor  
   5B.     Assessors  
   5C.     Matters relating to Chief Assessor, acting Chief Assessors and Assessors  
   6.      Clerical and secretarial staff  

   PART III -- Applications for and award of compensation  

   7.      Application and award where offence committed  
   8.      Application where accused acquitted on account of unsoundness of mind  
   9.      Application where accused incapable of understanding proceedings or not of sound mind  
   10.     Application where accused dies before verdict  
   11.     Application where complaint or indictment withdrawn or nolle prosequi entered  
   12.     Application where no person charged  
   13.     Award where application made under section 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12  
   14.     Application and award where alleged offender acquitted  
   15.     Application on certificate of Attorney General  
   16.     Form of Application  
   17.     Time for making application  
   18.     Persons interested in an application  
   19.     Award of compensation  
   20.     Prescribed maximum amount  
   21.     Chief Assessor to furnish reasons for decision  
   22.     Applicant may be required to enforce other remedies  
   23.     No award where compensation likely to benefit offender  
   24.     No award where applicant failed to assist in enforcement  
   24A.    Procedure when, but for this Act, there would be entitlement to payment from health insurance fund  
   24B.    No award where injury or loss arises from certain motor vehicle accident  
   25.     Behaviour etc. of applicant to be considered  
   26.     Deductions for other compensation  
   27.     General discretion of Chief Assessor  

   PART IV -- Procedure and evidence  

   28.     Chief Assessor to act informally  
   29.     Notice to interested persons  
   30.     Chief Assessor may make enquiries  
   31.     Decision may be deferred until further information obtained  
   32.     Chief Executive Officer may apply for stay of application  
   33.     Determination without hearing  
   34.     Hearings  
   35.     Witnesses and compulsion to furnish information  
   36.     Hearings generally to be in private  

   PART V -- Payment of compensation  

   37.     Compensation charged on Consolidated Fund  
   38.     Expenses may be paid directly to person who incurred them  
   38A.    Recovery from offender by Crown  
   39.     Recovery from offender  
   40.     Crown to be reimbursed out of other compensation or damages recovered  

   PART VI -- Appeals and references to District Court  

   41.     Appeals to District Court  
   42.     References to District Court by Chief Assessor  
   43.     How Judge to proceed  

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous  

   44.     Costs  
   45.     False statements  
   46.     Liability and protection of witnesses, and of persons representing parties  
   47.     Publication of reports of, names and persons involved in, applications  
   48.     Report to Parliament  
   49.     Regulations  
   50.     Repeal and transitional provisions  
           SCHEDULE 1  
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