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Sentencing Act 2002

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

105J: Approval of agency

You could also call this:

"The government approves groups to help crime victims if they meet certain rules."

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The Secretary can approve an organisation to help victims of crime. You need to know that the Secretary must check some things before approving an organisation. The organisation must help victims of crime, use any money it gets from the government to help victims of crime, have people with the right skills to help victims of crime, and be able to account for the money it gets.

The Secretary must be satisfied that the organisation meets these requirements. If the Secretary is not satisfied, they can cancel the organisation's approval at any time. The Secretary can cancel the approval if they are no longer happy with the organisation, or if they think there are other reasons to cancel it, and they must do this in writing.

The organisation gets money from section 105F to help victims of crime. The Secretary checks that the organisation uses this money correctly and has the right people to help victims of crime. The Secretary also checks that the organisation can account for the money it gets.

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

105JApproval of agency

  1. The Secretary may approve an organisation as an approved agency for the purposes of this subpart.

  2. Before approving an organisation as an approved agency, the Secretary must be satisfied that—

  3. the organisation has as one of its roles providing services to victims of crime; and
    1. any amount paid to the organisation under section 105F will be applied to provide services to victims of crime; and
      1. the organisation has members with the knowledge, experience, and skills to provide services to victims of crime; and
        1. the organisation has in place administrative arrangements that will enable money received by the organisation to be accounted for.

          1. The Secretary may at any time, by notice in writing to an organisation approved under subsection (1), revoke that approval if the Secretary is no longer satisfied of the matters set out in subsection (2) or of any other matters that the Secretary considers relevant.

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