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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT (FUNERAL EXPENSES) ACT 2015 (NO. 27 OF 2015) - SECT 5

Section 6A amended (Limits on amount of awards)

Section 6A of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) "(not including any amount that may be payable under section 4(1A) )" after "amount" ;
(b) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (1) :
(1A)  Subject to subsection (1B) , the total amount awarded under section 4(1A) to a person for funeral expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the person in relation to the death of a primary victim as a result of any particular criminal conduct must not exceed the prescribed maximum.
(1B)  If more than one person is eligible for an award of compensation, the total amount under section 4(1A) that may be awarded to all such persons taken together must not exceed the maximum prescribed for the purpose of subsection (1A) .
(c) by omitting from subsection (2) " subsection (1) " and substituting " subsection (1) or (1A) " .



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