Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016

The commissioner may, at any time, ask a registrar for information that is relevant to deciding whether to take, or continue, recovery action in relation to an offender.

Without limiting subsection (1), the commissioner may ask for information about any of the following:

the identity of a person charged with an offence before a court;

any matter that might reasonably assist the commissioner to work out the whereabouts of a person charged, convicted or found guilty;

particulars of the offence;

the identity of a victim of the offence;

the identity of a person convicted or found guilty of the offence;

a sentence imposed for the offence.

The registrar must give the information requested under subsection (2) to the commissioner, unless the registrar is satisfied on reasonable grounds that giving the information is—

contrary to a law in force in the Territory; or

otherwise inappropriate.

The information may be given by allowing the commissioner access to electronic information maintained by the registrar.

If the commissioner accesses electronic information it may only be used in connection with the information requested under subsection (2).

This section applies in addition to a provision of any other Act that provides for information to be given by a registrar.

Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).