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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
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12 Related victim pool
(1) The total maximum cumulative amount that may be awarded to all the related victims of any one primary victim is $100 000 less any amount awarded for the funeral expenses of the primary victim in accordance with Division 4.
S. 12(2) inserted by No. 54/2000 s. 9(1).
(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, in exceptional circumstances a related victim may be awarded assistance by the Tribunal despite that award of assistance causing the limit set by subsection (1) to be exceeded.