Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016

This section applies if—

the commissioner has given an assisted person a repayment arrangement notice under section 66; and

the assisted person has not within 28 days after receiving the notice—

made contact with the commissioner; or

paid the repayment amount.

The commissioner must give the assisted person written notice (a repayment direction notice) that includes the following information:

a statement of the amount that the assisted person received in financial assistance or a funeral expense payment;

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);

a statement of the repayment amount that applies to the assisted person;

a date (the repayment date) that is at least 28 days after the day the repayment direction notice is given to the assisted person;

a statement that—

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

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;

information about review of the repayment direction notice by the ACAT.

An assisted person who is given notice under subsection (2) must, on or before the repayment date—

pay the commissioner the repayment amount; or

apply to the ACAT for review of the repayment direction notice.

An application for review under subsection (3) (b) stays the assisted person’s liability to pay the repayment amount.

However, dismissal of the assisted person’s application for review removes the stay of liability.