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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009
sec.84Deferring decision if applicant is detained
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### sec.84 Deferring decision if applicant is detained
This section applies if the applicant for assistance is being detained in a corrective services facility under the Corrective Services Act 2006 .
The government assessor can not decide the application until the applicant is released or discharged under the Corrective Services Act 2006 .
However, if under subsection (2) the application is not decided within 5 years after it was made, the government assessor must, despite that subsection, decide the application as soon as reasonably practicable.
s 84 amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 sch 1 pt 1
(sec.84-ssec.1) This section applies if the applicant for assistance is being detained in a corrective services facility under the Corrective Services Act 2006 .
(sec.84-ssec.2) The government assessor can not decide the application until the applicant is released or discharged under the Corrective Services Act 2006 .
(sec.84-ssec.3) However, if under subsection (2) the application is not decided within 5 years after it was made, the government assessor must, despite that subsection, decide the application as soon as reasonably practicable.