CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ACT 1985
Table of Provisions
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- 11 Application where complaint or indictment withdrawn or nolle prosequi entered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
- 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
