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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
55Notice of repayment and recovery procedures to
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55 Notice of repayment and recovery procedures to
applicant for funeral expense payment
(1) As soon as practicable after the day the commissioner receives an
application under section 52 the commissioner must give the
applicant written notice about the action that may be taken against—
(a) an applicant under part 5 (Repayment of financial assistance and
funeral expenses by assisted person); and
(b) an offender under part 6 (Recovery from offender).
(2) The notice must also state that, if a funeral expense payment is made
to the applicant, the person responsible for the act of violence that
resulted in the death of the primary victim may be contacted by the
commissioner to recover some or all of the payment.