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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
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64 Assisted person must notify commissioner about
associated payment
(1) This section applies if an assisted person receives an associated
payment after any financial assistance or funeral expense payment is
made to the person.
(2) The assisted person must tell the commissioner, in writing, about the
associated payment within 28 days after the day the associated
payment is received.
(3) An assisted person commits an offence if the person—
(a) must, under subsection (2), tell the commissioner about an
associated payment; and
(b) fails to tell the commissioner about the associated payment.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or
both.