51Assignment of rights to the State

51 Assignment of rights to the State S. 51(1) amended by No. 47/2003 s. 8. (1) The person to whom, or for whose benefit, an award of assistance is made under this Act may, on or after the making of the award, assign to the State their right to recover from any other person, by civil proceedings, damages or compensation in respect of the injury or death to which the award relates. (2) Money recovered by the State in the exercise of a right assigned to it in accordance with subsection (1) must be dealt with as follows: (a) an amount equal to the expended amount, or the total money recovered if it is less than the expended amount, must be paid into the Consolidated Fund; and (b) the balance, if any, must be paid to the assignor. (3) In subsection (2) ***the expended amount*** is the total of— (a) the amount of assistance awarded to the assignor under this Act; and (b) all costs and expenses incurred by the Tribunal in connection with the determination of the application for assistance and the making of the award; and S. 51(3)(c) amended by No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 101.2). (c) all costs and expenses incurred by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on a review of a decision made by the Tribunal in connection with the application for assistance; and (d) all costs incurred by the State in connection with the exercise of the assigned right.