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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT (FUNERAL EXPENSES) BILL 2015 BILL 25 OF 2015

                                CLAUSE NOTES

     Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment (Funeral Expenses) Bill 2015

Clause 1:           Short Title of the Bill

Clause 2:           Commencement on Royal Assent

Clause 3:           Title of Principal Act

Clause 4:           Inserts a new subsection (1A) in section 4 – Basis of awards of
                    compensation – to provide that a person who has incurred or is
                    reasonably likely to incur funeral expenses in respect of the
                    death of a primary victim may be awarded compensation under
                    the Act.

                   Inserts a new section (1B) to make it clear that funeral expenses
                   are only to be awarded in respect of criminal conduct resulting in
                   death that occurs after the commencement of new section (1A).

                   Makes consequential amendments to sections 4(3)(b) and
                   4(4)(b) to clarify that funeral expenses are not to be taken into
                   account in respect of compensation awarded to secondary or
                   related victims.

Clause 5:           Makes an amendment to section 6A(1) to clarify that an amount
                    awarded in respect of funeral expenses under new section 4(1A)
                    is not included in the total amount otherwise awarded to a
                    secondary or related victim.

                   Limits the maximum amount of compensation awarded under
                   new section 4(1A) to a prescribed amount. Initially this will be
                   set at $10,000.

                   Provides that, if more than one person incurs funeral expenses,
                   the total amount awarded to all persons is not to exceed the
                   prescribed amount.

Clause 6:          Repeals the amending Act 365 days after the amendments
                   become part of the Principal Act.




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