Victorian Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 1996 - SECT 33

S. 33(1) substituted by No. 47/2003 s. 6.

    (1)     The Tribunal may determine an application, or make a decision in relation to an application, without conducting a hearing if—

        (a)     the applicant has stated in the application a wish for the Tribunal to do so; or

        (b)     the applicant consents in writing to the Tribunal doing so at any time after the application is lodged with, or posted to, a registrar of the Tribunal; or

        (c)     the application is for, or the decision is in relation to, the making of an interim award of assistance unless the Tribunal considers that, in the particular circumstances, a hearing is necessary or desirable.

    (2)     If it does so, it must notify the applicant of its decision including details of—

        (a)     the amount, if any, of assistance awarded; and

        (b)     the purpose or purposes for which the assistance is awarded; and

        (c)     any conditions to which the award is subject; and

        (d)     the person or persons to whom assistance is payable; and

        (e)     any other order made by the Tribunal.