Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) ACT 2016 - SECT 73

    (1)     If the commissioner intends giving an offender a recovery intention notice, the commissioner must tell each assisted person, to whom the offence that is the subject of the recovery notice relates, the following by written notice:

        (a)     that the commissioner is taking recovery action;

        (b)     that the commissioner will contact the offender to give the offender a recovery notice;

        (c)     that the assisted person must, within 28 days after the day the notice is given to the person (the consultation period ), tell the commissioner, in writing, whether the person has any concerns about the commissioner contacting the offender or the action generally.

Note     If a form is approved under s 100 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (2)     The commissioner must, after the end of the consultation period, take into account the matters raised (if any) by an assisted person.