Legislative Council: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Victims of Crime

The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (15:12): Further supplementary: why were the victims expressly told they must agree not to make a request to the Attorney-General to intervene?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:12): I am happy to go back and have a look. I don't have in front of me any wording that was made, but, particularly given this matter, I think it is best that any deed settlement is even clearer, to make it clear that money has already been paid from the Victims of Crime Fund to make it very clear that it has occurred. I think it might even be worth making it clear that that money that has already been paid won't be paid back from the person who has made that claim as part of that deed settlement.