Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ACT 2003 - SECT 39

39 .         No award if victim was engaged in criminal conduct

        (1)         If an assessor is satisfied —

            (a)         that a person was injured as a consequence of the commission of an offence; and

            (b)         that the injury was suffered when the person was committing a separate offence,

                the assessor must not make a compensation award in favour of the person.

        (2)         If an assessor is satisfied —

            (a)         that a person died as a consequence of the commission of an offence; and

            (b)         that the death occurred when the person was committing a separate offence,

                the assessor must not make a compensation award in favour of a close relative of the person for any loss suffered by the close relative as a result of the death.