sec.50Eligibility and assistance

### sec.50 Eligibility and assistance A person is eligible for assistance under this section ( funeral expense assistance ) if the person incurs, or is reasonably likely to incur, funeral expenses for the funeral of— a primary victim of an act of violence who dies as a direct result of the act; or if a primary victim of an act of violence is pregnant when the act is committed and, as a direct result of the act, the life of the primary victim’s unborn child is destroyed—the unborn child. However, if the person committed the act of violence mentioned in subsection (1) , the person is not eligible for funeral expense assistance. A person eligible for funeral expense assistance under subsection (1) may be granted up to $15,000 for funeral expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the person for— if subsection (1) (a) applies—each primary victim; or if subsection (1) (b) applies—each unborn child of the primary victim. However, if more than 1 person is eligible for funeral expense assistance for a primary victim or unborn child, only a combined total of up to $15,000 may be granted to the persons for the funeral expenses for each primary victim or unborn child. To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person may, in relation to an act of violence, be eligible for— funeral expense assistance for a primary victim even though the person is also a witness secondary victim or related victim of the act; and funeral expense assistance for an unborn child even though the person is also a primary victim, witness secondary victim or related victim of the act. s 50 amd 2017 No. 8 s 40 sub 2023 No. 23 s 237 amd 2023 No. 34 s 11 (sec.50-ssec.1) A person is eligible for assistance under this section ( funeral expense assistance ) if the person incurs, or is reasonably likely to incur, funeral expenses for the funeral of— a primary victim of an act of violence who dies as a direct result of the act; or if a primary victim of an act of violence is pregnant when the act is committed and, as a direct result of the act, the life of the primary victim’s unborn child is destroyed—the unborn child. (sec.50-ssec.2) However, if the person committed the act of violence mentioned in subsection (1) , the person is not eligible for funeral expense assistance. (sec.50-ssec.3) A person eligible for funeral expense assistance under subsection (1) may be granted up to $15,000 for funeral expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the person for— if subsection (1) (a) applies—each primary victim; or if subsection (1) (b) applies—each unborn child of the primary victim. (sec.50-ssec.4) However, if more than 1 person is eligible for funeral expense assistance for a primary victim or unborn child, only a combined total of up to $15,000 may be granted to the persons for the funeral expenses for each primary victim or unborn child. (sec.50-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person may, in relation to an act of violence, be eligible for— funeral expense assistance for a primary victim even though the person is also a witness secondary victim or related victim of the act; and funeral expense assistance for an unborn child even though the person is also a primary victim, witness secondary victim or related victim of the act. - (a) a primary victim of an act of violence who dies as a direct result of the act; or - (b) if a primary victim of an act of violence is pregnant when the act is committed and, as a direct result of the act, the life of the primary victim’s unborn child is destroyed—the unborn child. - (a) if subsection (1) (a) applies—each primary victim; or - (b) if subsection (1) (b) applies—each unborn child of the primary victim. - (a) funeral expense assistance for a primary victim even though the person is also a witness secondary victim or related victim of the act; and - (b) funeral expense assistance for an unborn child even though the person is also a primary victim, witness secondary victim or related victim of the act.