New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

VICTIMS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION ACT 1996 - SECT 31

31 Determination for restitution may be set off against award of compensation

(1) For the purpose of giving effect to a determination for restitution under Division 8 that has been made or is to be made against a person to whom an award of statutory compensation is to be made, the compensation assessor may reduce the amount of the proposed award by the amount of the determination for restitution or proposed determination for restitution.

(2) On the reduction under this section of the amount of an award made to a person, the person is taken to have paid the amount of the determination or proposed determination for restitution to the extent of the reduction.