sec.172Effect of decision under repealed legislation for personal offences in the series

### sec.172 Effect of decision under repealed legislation for personal offences in the series This section applies if a compensation order has been made in relation to 1 or more personal offences in the series of related offences. The government assessor must reduce the amount of victim assistance that would otherwise be payable to the person in relation to the single act of violence by an amount of up to the amount the person will receive, or is likely to receive, as a result of the compensation order. In this section— compensation order means either of the following, whether made before the commencement or after the commencement under section 155, division 4 or section 177— an order under section 24 of the repealed Act, or section 663B of the repealed Criminal Code chapter, requiring the payment of compensation for injury suffered because of a personal offence; a decision under section 33 of the repealed Act, or section 663D(1)(b) or (c) of the repealed Criminal Code chapter, to pay an amount to a person for injury suffered because of a personal offence. (sec.172-ssec.1) This section applies if a compensation order has been made in relation to 1 or more personal offences in the series of related offences. (sec.172-ssec.2) The government assessor must reduce the amount of victim assistance that would otherwise be payable to the person in relation to the single act of violence by an amount of up to the amount the person will receive, or is likely to receive, as a result of the compensation order. (sec.172-ssec.3) In this section— compensation order means either of the following, whether made before the commencement or after the commencement under section 155, division 4 or section 177— an order under section 24 of the repealed Act, or section 663B of the repealed Criminal Code chapter, requiring the payment of compensation for injury suffered because of a personal offence; a decision under section 33 of the repealed Act, or section 663D(1)(b) or (c) of the repealed Criminal Code chapter, to pay an amount to a person for injury suffered because of a personal offence. - (a) an order under section 24 of the repealed Act, or section 663B of the repealed Criminal Code chapter, requiring the payment of compensation for injury suffered because of a personal offence; - (b) a decision under section 33 of the repealed Act, or section 663D(1)(b) or (c) of the repealed Criminal Code chapter, to pay an amount to a person for injury suffered because of a personal offence.