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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
43Deciding matters relevant to application for financial
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43 Deciding matters relevant to application for financial
assistance generally
The commissioner must be satisfied on the balance of probabilities
about the existence of any matter relevant to deciding an application
for financial assistance.
Examples—matter relevant to an application for financial assistance
1 whether an offence has occurred
2 whether a circumstance in which financial assistance must not be given applies
3 whether an application involves related conduct
4 whether an injury was caused by an act of violence
5 whether an economic loss was caused by an act of violence
6 the nature and extent of an injury
7 the nature and amount of an economic loss