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#### 30 Financial assistance
30 Financial assistance
> > (1) Financial assistance under this Part may take the form of a grant, allowance, refund of expenditure, direct payment of an invoice, or any other form of financial assistance that the Commissioner may approve generally, or in a particular case or class of cases.
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> > (2) Financial assistance is not payable to a victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery or the parent, step-parent or guardian of a victim, to the extent that the victim, parent, step-parent or guardian has received, or is entitled to receive, payment for that loss arising from that act of violence or act of modern slavery under any insurance or agreement or arrangement under any other Act or law.
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> > (3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to any of the following—
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> > > (a) the particular kinds of expenses for immediate needs or economic loss for which a person may or may not be given financial assistance under this Part,
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> > > (b) the maximum amount that a person may be given under this Part in respect of a particular kind of expense for immediate needs or for economic loss,
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> > > (c) the circumstances in which a person may be given financial assistance,
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> > > (d) the maximum amount that a person may be given under this Part in respect of a particular kind of economic loss.
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> **s 30:** Am 2018 No 30, Sch 5.7\[6\].