House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2007-10-25 Daily Xml

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STATUTES AMENDMENT (VICTIMS OF CRIME) BILL

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendment indicated by the following schedule, to which amendment the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. New clause, after clause 15—Insert:

15A—Amendment of section 18—Application for compensation

Section 18—after subsection (4) insert:

(4a) If—

(a) the claimant is a child or other person who is not of full legal capacity; and

(b) the Crown Solicitor and the person acting on behalf of the claimant propose to settle the claim for statutory compensation by agreement; and

(c) an application is made to a court for an order or orders in respect of that agreement,

the offender must not be joined as a party to the proceedings before the court on that application.

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON: I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendment be agreed to.

Motion carried.


At 16:07 the house adjourned until 13 November 2007 at 11:00.