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Sentencing Act 1991
85ICourt must reduce compensation by amount of assistance under victims of crime legislation
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85I Court must reduce compensation by amount of assistance under victims of crime legislation
If a court decides to make a compensation order, it must reduce the amount of the compensation by the amount of—
(a) any award made to the victim under the **Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996**; or
(b) any assistance paid to the victim under the **Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance Scheme) Act 2022**—
for the expense or other matter for which compensation is being sought under this Subdivision.
S. 85J