Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009

Before deciding an application for assistance, the government assessor may—

ask the applicant for further information or a document the assessor reasonably requires to decide the application; or

ask the relevant person for consent for the assessor to obtain from someone else stated further information or a stated document about the applicant the assessor reasonably requires to decide the application.

Note—

See section 140 for restrictions on disclosing or giving access to information or documents obtained under this Act.

The government assessor may stop considering the application until the further information or document or the consent is given to the assessor.

If the applicant does not give the further information or document, or the relevant person does not given the consent, within 42 days after the government assessor asks for it, or a longer period agreed to by the scheme manager, the application lapses.

The lapsing of an application under this section does not prevent the applicant making another application for assistance under this chapter.

Note—

See section 54 (for victim assistance) or 58 (for funeral expense assistance) for the time within which the application must be made.