Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If an assessor
dealing with a compensation application is satisfied —
(a) that
a person has incurred or is likely to incur expenses that are or are likely to
be a loss in respect of which compensation will be or is likely to be awarded
under this Act on the application; and
(b) that
the making of an interim payment of compensation pending the final
determination of the application is warranted,
the assessor may make
an interim payment of such reasonable amount, and on such terms, as the
assessor decides.
(2) For any one
compensation application more than one interim payment may be made but the
total of the payments, not including any payment for the funeral of a victim
who has died, must not exceed 3% of the maximum amount of compensation that
could be awarded if the application were for compensation in relation to a
single offence.
(3) The total of any
interim payments must be deducted from any compensation award that is
subsequently made in favour of the victim or close relative.
(4) If one or more
interim payments are made to a person and a compensation award in favour of
that person is subsequently refused, the total of the interim payments becomes
a debt due to the State by the person.