Queensland Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 112

112 Recovery from multiple offenders

(1) This section applies if 2 or more persons are convicted of a relevant offence for the act of violence for which assistance is granted.

(2) The total amount the State may, under this part, recover from the convicted persons must be divided equally between them, and each convicted person is liable to pay no more than that person’s share of the total amount.

Example—

A person is granted assistance of $60,000 for an act of violence. Three persons are convicted of a relevant offence for the act. The State may recover only up to $20,000 from each convicted person.