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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
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38 Power to ask for further information
When deciding an application for financial assistance the
commissioner may—
(a) make any inquiries that the commissioner believes on
reasonable grounds are relevant to the application; and
(b) by written notice, ask the applicant to give the commissioner the
(i) further information, specified by the commissioner, about
the application;
Examples—further information
1 details about a complaint or report made to police about an act of
2 details about a report made to an agency providing assistance for
family violence about a family violence incident
Commissioner may ask for information when deciding applications for
Division 3.5
(ii) an authorisation that allows the commissioner to obtain
further information about the application from another
person.