Australian Capital Territory
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 1998    
SL1998-24
made under the
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983
Republication No 4
Effective:  3 November 2004 – 1 June 2006
Republication date: 3 November 2004
Last amendment made by A2004-42
(republication includes editorial amendments 
under Legislation Act)

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 1998, made under the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 3 November 2004.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 3 November 2004.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 1998
made under the
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	2
	2	Dictionary	2
	3	Notes	2
	3A	Maximum legal fees	2
	4	Notice of liability	2
	5	Payment	4
Dictionary		5
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	6
	2	Abbreviation key	6
	3	Legislation history	7
	4	Amendment history	7
	5	Earlier republications	8

Australian Capital Territory
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 1998     

made under the
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983

    

  

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 1998.
2	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
3	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
3A	Maximum legal fees
For the Act, section 47, the maximum amount of legal fees that a lawyer may charge or recover in relation to a proceeding under the Act is $650.
4	Notice of liability
	(1)	If a person becomes liable to pay a levy, the appropriate court officer must serve a notice—
	(a)	if the person is detained in custody at the time the notice is to be served—on the director of corrective services; or
	(b)	in any other case—on the person.
	(2)	After being served with a notice under subsection (1) (a) in relation to a person, the director of corrective services must give the notice to the person.
	(3)	A notice must—
	(a)	be in writing; and
	(b)	identify the person who is liable to pay the levy; and
	(c)	specify the conviction to which the notice relates; and
	(d)	contain a statement to the effect that the person is liable to pay the levy under the Act, section 68; and
	(e)	specify the total amount of the levy and the amount that is unpaid at the date of the notice; and
	(f)	specify the place where the levy is to be paid; and
	(g)	specify the date by which the levy is to be paid; and
	(h)	contain a statement to the effect that, under section 5, the appropriate court officer may, on application by the person, fix a later date for payment of the levy; and
	(i)	contain a statement to the effect that, under the Act, section 68, any money paid to the Territory in relation to the offence that gave rise to the liability for the levy is to be applied towards the discharge of liability for the levy before it is applied towards the discharge of liability for any pecuniary penalty imposed in relation to the offence; and
	(j)	contain a statement to the effect that if any part of the levy is unpaid after the date for payment, enforcement procedures may be initiated for the recovery of the unpaid amount.
5	Payment
	(1)	The date for payment of a levy is 28 days after the date of the conviction that gave rise to the liability to pay the levy, subject to subsection (2).
	(2)	On application by a person who is liable to pay a levy, the appropriate court officer may fix a later date for payment of the levy.
	(3)	An application for a later date for payment must—
	(a)	be made in writing; and
	(b)	specify the grounds on which it is made; and
	(c)	be lodged with the appropriate court officer before the initial date for payment under subsection (1).

Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
·	lawyer
·	Magistrates Court
·	registrar
·	Supreme Court
·	the Territory.
appropriate court officer means—
	(a)	 for levy imposed in relation to an offence dealt with by the Supreme Court—the registrar of the Supreme Court; or
	(b)	for levy imposed in relation to an offence dealt with by the Magistrates Court—the registrar of the Magistrates Court.
levy means a levy imposed under the Act, section 68 (1).

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	pt = part	
div = division	r = rule/subrule	
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered	
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated	
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue	
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule	
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted	
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	

3	Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Criminal Injuries Compensation Regulations.  It was renamed by the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Act 1999 A1999-91 (see sch 3) and under the Legislation Act 2001.
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 1998 SL No 24
notified 26 June 1998
commenced 26 June 1998 (s 2)
as amended by
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Act 1999  No 91 sch 3
notified 23 December 1999 (Gaz 1999 No S65)
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 December 1999 (s 2 (1))
sch 3 commenced 24 December 1999 (Gaz 1999 No S69)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 410
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 410 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2004 A2004-42 sch 3 pt 3.20
notified LR 11 August 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 August 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.20 commenced 25 August 2004 (s 2 (1))
4	Amendment history
Name of regulation
s 1	am Act 1999 No 91 sch 3; R2 LA
	sub A2004-42 amdt 3.88
	am R4 LA
Dictionary
s 2	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.4251
	ins A2004-42 amdt 3.89
Notes
s 3	am Act 1999 No 91 sch 3; Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.4252
	sub A2004-42 amdt 3.89
	def Act om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.4253
	def appropriate om A2004-42 amdt 3.89
	def director om A2004-42 amdt 3.89
	def levy om A2004-42 amdt 3.89
Maximum legal fees
s 3A	am Act 1999 No 91 sch 3; A2004-42 amdt 3.90
Notice of liability
s 4	am Act 1999 No 91 sch 3; A2004-42 amdts 3.91-3.93
Payment
s 5	am A2004-42 amdt 3.94
Dictionary
dict	ins A2004-42 amdt 3.95
	def appropriate court officer ins A2004-42 amdt 3.95
	def levy ins A2004-42 amdt 3.95
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	A1999-91	1 March 2000	
2	A2001-44	12 September 2001	
3	A2004-42	25 August 2004	

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