6ALimits on amount of awards

6A Limits on amount of awards

[Section 6A Inserted by No. 23 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:24 Jun 2005]

(1)  [Section 6A Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2015, s. 5, Applied:01 Nov 2015] Subject to subsection (4) , the total amount (not including any amount that may be payable under section 4(1A) ) awarded to a primary victim, a secondary victim or a related victim in respect of any particular criminal conduct must not exceed the prescribed maximum.

(1A)  [Section 6A Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 27 of 2015, s. 5, Applied:01 Nov 2015] Subject to subsection (1B) , the total amount awarded under section 4(1A) to a person for funeral expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the person in relation to the death of a primary victim as a result of any particular criminal conduct must not exceed the prescribed maximum.

(1B)  [Section 6A Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 27 of 2015, s. 5, Applied:01 Nov 2015] If more than one person is eligible for an award of compensation, the total amount under section 4(1A) that may be awarded to all such persons taken together must not exceed the maximum prescribed for the purpose of subsection (1A) .

(2)  [Section 6A Subsection (2) amended by No. 27 of 2015, s. 5, Applied:01 Nov 2015] A reference in subsection (1) or (1A) to particular criminal conduct is to be construed as a reference to –

(a) a single offence; or

(b) a series of offences committed by the same offender; or

(c) a series of offences committed simultaneously or consecutively by offenders acting in concert.

(3)  A different maximum amount may be prescribed for a primary victim in respect of a series of offences than that prescribed in respect of a single offence.