47Reimbursement of persons who incur funeral and certain other expenses

#### 47 Reimbursement of persons who incur funeral and certain other expenses 47 Reimbursement of persons who incur funeral and certain other expenses > > (1) This section applies if the following expenses have been incurred by a person who is not eligible for support in the form of financial assistance for immediate needs or payment of funeral expenses under section 29 as a family victim— > > > > > (a) expenses relating to the funeral of a primary victim of an act of violence, > > > > > (b) expenses associated with cleaning up damage caused to premises and property as a direct result of an act of violence. > > > (2) The person may apply to the Commissioner for payment of the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred by the person. > > > (3) The Commissioner may approve payment to the person of an amount not exceeding the maximum amount in total prescribed by the regulations and that the Commissioner considers to be fair and reasonable. > > > (4) Any such payment— > > > > > (a) is to be paid from the amount of financial assistance for immediate needs or payment of funeral expenses for which the family victims are eligible under section 29, and > > > > > (b) is taken to be an approval for the giving of such financial assistance despite section 29. > > > (5) Accordingly, and despite section 29, the amount payable to the family victims concerned may be reduced if an application for payment of reasonable expenses is approved by the Commissioner under this section.