Practitioners seeking compensation directions under s 97(1) of the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW) must apply to the court that originally convicted the offender, not to an appellate court that dismissed a conviction appeal or confirmed the conviction on a severity appeal, even though this may limit the quantum of compensation recoverable due to the lower court's jurisdictional monetary limits.
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