No award if compensation already awarded or refused
40 No award if compensation already awarded or refused
In this section —
award means an order for compensation made under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) Act 1970 4, or an award of compensation made under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1982 5, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1985 1, or this Act;
compensation application means an application for compensation made under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) Act 1970 4, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1982 5, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1985 1 or this Act.
An assessor must not make a compensation award in favour of a victim who is injured as a consequence of the commission of an offence if —
an award has been made previously in favour of the victim; or
a compensation application by or on behalf of the victim has been refused previously,
in relation to an injury suffered by the victim as a consequence of the offence.
An assessor must not make a compensation award in favour of a close relative of a victim who dies as a consequence of the commission of an offence if —
an award has been made previously in favour of the close relative; or
a compensation application on behalf of the close relative has been refused previously,
in relation to loss suffered by the close relative as a result of the death.
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