Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 2016 - SECT 38

When deciding an application for financial assistance the commissioner may—

        (a)     make any inquiries that the commissioner believes on reasonable grounds are relevant to the application; and

        (b)     by written notice, ask the applicant to give the commissioner the following:

              (i)     further information, specified by the commissioner, about the application;

Examples—further information

1     details about a complaint or report made to police about an act of violence

2     details about a report made to an agency providing assistance for family violence about a family violence incident

              (ii)     an authorisation that allows the commissioner to obtain further information about the application from another person.