Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009

This section applies if—

a person is granted assistance; and

the scheme manager reasonably suspects the person has received, or is likely to receive, an uncounted relevant payment.

The scheme manager must give the person a notice (an amendment notice) stating the following—

that the scheme manager proposes to amend the grant of assistance under this division;

the basis on which the scheme manager reasonably suspects the person has received, or is likely to receive, an uncounted relevant payment;

that the person may, within a stated period (the response period), make oral or written representations to the scheme manager—

agreeing to the proposed amendment; or

about why the proposed amendment should not be made;

that the person may, within the response period, avoid further action being taken under this division by applying for an amendment of the grant of assistance under division 1 in relation to the uncounted relevant payment.

The response period must end at least 14 days after the person is given the amendment notice.

An amendment notice may only be given for a grant of assistance—

if the assistance was granted to an adult—within 6 years after the assistance was originally granted; or

if the assistance was granted to a child—before the child turns 24.