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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