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CurrentNo award if victim was engaged in criminal conduct
39 No award if victim was engaged in criminal conduct
(1)
If an assessor is satisfied —
(a)
that a person was injured as a consequence of the commission of an offence; and
(b)
that the injury was suffered when the person was committing a separate offence,
the assessor must not make a compensation award in favour of the person.
(2)
If an assessor is satisfied —
(a)
that a person died as a consequence of the commission of an offence; and
(b)
that the death occurred when the person was committing a separate offence,
the assessor must not make a compensation award in favour of a close relative of the person for any loss suffered by the close relative as a result of the death.
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