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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976
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### 38 The fund
> > (1) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-07-01/act-2017-004#JS1@Ja134@GC4@EN) An account is established in the Public Account
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> > (2) There is to be paid into the account –
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> > > > (a) all property in the form of money that is forfeited to the State under this Part; and
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> > > > (b) all the proceeds from the sale of property, other than money, that is forfeited to the State under this Part.
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> > (3) The money and proceeds paid into the account under this Part in respect of a person convicted of a serious offence or offences are to be used for the benefit of the victim or victims of that offence or those offences in such manner as the Attorney-General directs.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 11 of 2000, s. 4, Applied:28 Apr 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-04-28/act-2000-011#GS4@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > (5) A payment from the account is to be made by the Treasurer on the advice of the Attorney-General.