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Sentencing Act 2002

Sentences, orders, and related matters - Offender levy and victims' services bank account

105G: Victims' services bank account

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"Money for helping victims is kept in a special government bank account."

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The Secretary has to set up a special bank account called the victims' services bank account. You can think of this account as a separate place to hold money that will be used for helping victims. The Secretary sets this account up through the Treasury.

The money in this account is meant to be used for the purposes of this part of the law. The Secretary is in charge of making sure this account is established. This account is a Crown bank account, which means it is managed by the government.

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Part 2Sentences, orders, and related matters
Offender levy and victims' services bank account

105GVictims' services bank account

  1. The Secretary must, for the purposes of this subpart, establish through the Treasury a separate Crown bank account to be known as the victims' services bank account.

Notes
  • Section 105G: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Sentencing (Offender Levy) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 42).