sec.70Deciding applications for series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence

### sec.70 Deciding applications for series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence This section applies if— a person has made 2 or more applications for victim assistance; and the scheme manager reasonably considers the applications relate to a series of related crimes or a series of related acts of domestic violence. The scheme manager may decide that the applications must be decided together as 1 application for a single act of violence involving the series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence. See section 25B (4) . However, before acting under subsection (2) , the scheme manager must— give the person a notice— stating the manager is proposing that the applications be decided together as 1 application for a single act of violence involving the series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence; and inviting the person to give the scheme manager, within a stated time of at least 7 days, a written submission about the proposal; and have regard to any submission received from the person within the stated time. If the scheme manager decides that the applications must be decided together under subsection (2) , the scheme manager must give the person a notice stating the following— the decision; the reasons for the decision; See the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27B (Content of statement of reasons for decision). the internal review details for the decision. s 70 amd 2017 No. 8 ss 51 , 101 sch 1 (sec.70-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person has made 2 or more applications for victim assistance; and the scheme manager reasonably considers the applications relate to a series of related crimes or a series of related acts of domestic violence. (sec.70-ssec.2) The scheme manager may decide that the applications must be decided together as 1 application for a single act of violence involving the series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence. See section 25B (4) . (sec.70-ssec.3) However, before acting under subsection (2) , the scheme manager must— give the person a notice— stating the manager is proposing that the applications be decided together as 1 application for a single act of violence involving the series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence; and inviting the person to give the scheme manager, within a stated time of at least 7 days, a written submission about the proposal; and have regard to any submission received from the person within the stated time. (sec.70-ssec.4) If the scheme manager decides that the applications must be decided together under subsection (2) , the scheme manager must give the person a notice stating the following— the decision; the reasons for the decision; See the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27B (Content of statement of reasons for decision). the internal review details for the decision. - (a) a person has made 2 or more applications for victim assistance; and - (b) the scheme manager reasonably considers the applications relate to a series of related crimes or a series of related acts of domestic violence. - (a) give the person a notice— (i) stating the manager is proposing that the applications be decided together as 1 application for a single act of violence involving the series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence; and (ii) inviting the person to give the scheme manager, within a stated time of at least 7 days, a written submission about the proposal; and - (i) stating the manager is proposing that the applications be decided together as 1 application for a single act of violence involving the series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence; and - (ii) inviting the person to give the scheme manager, within a stated time of at least 7 days, a written submission about the proposal; and - (b) have regard to any submission received from the person within the stated time. - (i) stating the manager is proposing that the applications be decided together as 1 application for a single act of violence involving the series of related crimes or series of related acts of domestic violence; and - (ii) inviting the person to give the scheme manager, within a stated time of at least 7 days, a written submission about the proposal; and - (a) the decision; - (b) the reasons for the decision; Note— See the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27B (Content of statement of reasons for decision). - (c) the internal review details for the decision.