Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Regulations 2015
I, the Administrator in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976 .
12 October 2015SHAN TENNENT
Administrator
By Her Excellency's Command,
DR VANESSA GOODWIN
Minister for Justice
These regulations may be cited as the Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Regulations 2015 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which the Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment (Funeral Expenses) Act 2015 commences.
In these regulations, the Victims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2010 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 4 amended (Maximum award of compensation)
Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after subregulation (2) the following subregulation:(3) For the purpose of section 6A(1A) of the Act, the prescribed maximum is $10 000.
5. Regulation 5 amended (Application for award)
Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after subregulation (1) the following subregulation:(1A) If an application for an award is made by a person for funeral expenses in respect of the death of a primary victim, the application is also to include details of the funeral expenses the person actually and reasonably incurred, or is reasonably likely to incur, in relation to that death.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 21 October 2015
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Victims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2010 –(a) by prescribing $10 000 as the maximum total amount that may be awarded under section 4(1A) of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976 ; and(b) so that an application for an award for funeral expenses in respect of the death of a primary victim includes details of the funeral expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by a person in relation to that death.