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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 1976 - SECT 6

When compensation not to be awarded
(1)  Compensation must not be awarded under this Act –
(a) in respect of a death or injury caused by or arising out of the use of a motor vehicle within the meaning of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ; or
(b) by way of exemplary or vindictive damages or by way of aggravated damages; or
(c) for loss of, or damage to, property; or
(d) in relation to any matter referred to in section 4(2) , (3) or (4) for which compensation has been paid, or is payable, under a compensation law; or
(e) for expenses claimable –
(i) under Part II of the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth; or
(ii) from a health benefits organisation registered under the National Health Act 1953 of the Commonwealth.
(2)  In subsection (1)(d) , compensation law means any other law of the State or any law of another State, a Territory of the Commonwealth or the Commonwealth that relates to the payment of compensation by an employer in respect of the death or injury of persons employed by the employer.



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