Criminal Injuries Compensation (Amendment) Act 1979 (NSW)

CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1979, No. 102

A N N O VICESIMO OCTAVO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act No. 102, 1979.

An Act to amend the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, 1967, so as to remove the responsibility for the approval of payments made under that Act from the Treasurer to the Attorney General; and for other purposes. [Assented to, 17th May, 1979.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited as the "Criminal Injuries Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1979".

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, 1967, is amended in the manner set forth in Schedule 1.

2.

SCHEDULE 1.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ACT,

1967.

(1) Long t i t l e -

Omit "1900, as amended by subsequent Acts", insert

instead", 1900".

(2) Section 2, definition of "Under Secretary"—

Omit the definition, insert instead :—

"Under Secretary" means—

(a) the Under Secretary of the Department of the Attorney General and of Justice, and any person for the time being acting as Under Secretary of that Department; and

SCHEDULE 1—continued.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

ACT, 1967—continued.

(b) any Assistant Under Secretary of that Department authorised in writing by the Under Secretary, as defined in paragraph (a), to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Under Secretary under this Act.

(3) (a) Section 3 (a )—

Omit "subsection (3) of section 554 of the Crimes Act 1900, as amended by subsequent Acts", insert instead "554 (3) of the Crimes Act, 1900".

(b) Section 3 (b)—

Omit "one hundred dollars", insert instead "$100".

(4) (a) Section 4 (1)—

Omit "person aggrieved", insert instead "person

alleging himself to be aggrieved".

(b) Section 4 (1)—

Omit "the aggrieved person" wherever occurring, insert instead "that person".

(c) Section 4 (1 )—

Omit "subsection (3) of section 554, as the case may be, of the Crimes Act 1900, as amended by subsequent Acts", insert instead "554 (3) of the Crimes Act, 1900".

SCHEDULE 1—continued.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

ACT, 1967—continued.

(d) Section 4 ( 2 ) —

Omit "one hundred dollars", insert instead."$100".

(e) Section 4 (3 )—

Omit "An aggrieved person", insert instead "A person".

( 5 ) (a) Section 5 ( 1 ) —

Omit "subsection (3) of section 4 , furnish to the Treasurer", insert instead "4 (3) , furnish to the Attorney General".

(b) Section 5 ( 1 ) ( a )—

Omit "subsection (1 ) of section 4", insert instead

"section 4 ( 1 ) " .

(c) Section 5 ( 2 ) —

Omit "Treasurer" wherever occurring, insert instead

"Attorney General".

(d) Section 5 ( 2 A ) —

Omit "Treasurer", insert instead "Attorney General".

( 6 ) (a) Section 6 —

Omit "Treasurer any statement under subsection ( 1 ) of section 5", insert instead "Attorney General any statement under section 5 ( 1 ) " .

SCHEDULE 1—continued.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

ACT, 1967—continued.

(b) Section 6 —

Omit "paragraph (b) of that subsection", insert instead "section 5 ( 1 ) (b)".

( 7 ) (a) Section 7 ( 1 ) —

Omit "aggrieved person" where firstly occurring, insert instead "applicant".

(b) Section 7 ( 1 ) (b )—

Omit "to the aggrieved person under section 4 5 7 ( 1 ) of the Crimes Act 1900", insert instead "under section

4 5 7 ( 1 ) of the Crimes Act, 1 9 0 0 , to the applicant as an aggrieved person".

(c) Section 7 ( 1 ) (d )—

Omit "aggrieved person" wherever occurring, insert instead "applicant".

(d) Section 7 ( 2 ) —

Omit "Crimes Act 1900", insert instead "Crimes Act,

1900,".

(e) Section 7 ( 2 ) —	Omit "the aggrieved person" where firstly occurring,
insert instead "that person".