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Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill

Redress system for abuse in care - Process for applying for financial redress

17: Serious violent or sexual offender may request determination by redress officer

You could also call this:

"People who have done very bad things can ask for a decision about getting financial help."

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If you are a serious violent or sexual offender, you may ask for a decision about financial help from a redress officer after you get a notice under section 16. You can ask a redress agency to send your application to the redress officer to decide if you should get financial help. You must agree to let the redress officer collect and look at certain information about you. You must give consent for the redress officer to collect information like sentencing notes, Parole Board decisions, and Corrections information to help them make a decision. The redress officer will use this information to decide if you should get financial help. You need to include this consent when you make your request.

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Part 2Redress system for abuse in care
Process for applying for financial redress

17Serious violent or sexual offender may request determination by redress officer

  1. After receiving notice under section 16, a serious violent or sexual offender may request that a redress agency refer the person’s application for financial redress to the redress officer to determine whether financial redress should be made available to that person.

  2. A request under subsection (1) must include consent for the redress officer to collect and consider the following information for the purpose of determining whether financial redress should be made available to the person:

  3. sentencing notes:
    1. Parole Board decisions:
      1. any relevant Corrections information.