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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
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67 Repayment direction notice
(a) the commissioner has given an assisted person a repayment
arrangement notice under section 66; and
(b) the assisted person has not within 28 days after receiving the
notice—
(i) made contact with the commissioner; or
(ii) paid the repayment amount.
(2) The commissioner must give the assisted person written notice (a
repayment direction notice) that includes the following information:
(a) a statement of the amount that the assisted person received in
financial assistance or a funeral expense payment;
(b) a statement of the amount of the associated payment made to the
assisted person that covers the same harm or loss as any
financial assistance or funeral expense payment mentioned in
paragraph (a);
(c) a statement of the repayment amount that applies to the assisted
person;
(d) a date (the repayment date) that is at least 28 days after the day
the repayment direction notice is given to the assisted person;
(e) a statement that—
(i) the person must pay the repayment amount on or before the
repayment date unless the person applies to the ACAT for
review of the repayment direction notice; and
(ii) that the repayment amount is a debt due to the Territory,
payable by the assisted person, unless the person on or
before the repayment date either pays the repayment
amount or applies to the ACAT for review of the
repayment direction notice;
(f) information about review of the repayment direction notice by
the ACAT.
(3) An assisted person who is given notice under subsection (2) must, on
or before the repayment date—
(a) pay the commissioner the repayment amount; or
(b) apply to the ACAT for review of the repayment direction notice.
(4) An application for review under subsection (3) (b) stays the assisted
person’s liability to pay the repayment amount.
(5) However, dismissal of the assisted person’s application for review
removes the stay of liability.