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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
82Imposition of victims financial assistance levy
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82 Imposition of victims financial assistance levy
(1) A levy (the victims financial assistance levy) is imposed to provide
a source of revenue to contribute to the cost of providing financial
assistance for victims of crime.
(2) A person who is convicted of an offence is liable to pay the Territory
a victims financial assistance levy of $50.
Note A victims financial assistance levy is recoverable under the Crimes
(Sentence Administration) Act 2005, ch 6A (Court imposed fines).
(3) The victims financial assistance levy is in addition to, and does not
form part of, any pecuniary penalty imposed in relation to the offence.