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How can I pay my monthly instalment?
Do I incur interest if my payment is not paid on time?
Where do I send my payment?
What if my financial circumstances change?
I’m on a Centrelink social security benefit (includes: pension, new start allowance, unemployment, disability, carers, etc.) - do I have to pay?
Can I do Community Service or prison instead of paying Restitution?
I have already paid the Victims Compensation levy - why do I have to pay restitution?
How can I pay my monthly instalment?
You may make your payment by:
direct debit – where your monthly instalment is automatically debited from your financial institution account each month and paid to Victims Services
Centrelink’s Centrepay facility – where your instalment may be deducted each fortnight from your social security payment and paid to Victims Services. A “Centrepay Deductions” form is available at any Centrelink office. The Victims Services Guide to Centrepay Deductions Form (Word 27 Kb) may assist.
direct payment – where you will receive a deposit book and make payments yourself at any financial institution.
cheque
money order
There are no plans at present to provide payment by Eftpos or Credit Card.
Restitution Payment Options Application (Word 42Kb)
Do I incur interest if my payment is not paid on time?
The order or arrangement made in respect of your restitution matter is free of interest if you maintain regular payments. If you accidentally miss a payment or are late in paying, interest will not be charged.
However, if you default on your order or arrangement, interest may be applied to your debt.
Where do I send my payment?
Your payment should be sent, together with a payment slip, to:
Finance Branch
NSW Attorney General’s Department
Locked Bag 5111
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124
What if my financial circumstances change?
If your financial circumstances change after you enter into an arrangement with the Director or an order has been made against you, you may write to the Director to advise of those changed circumstances and to seek an adjustment to the amount of any monthly instalment that is payable under the arrangement or order. Naturally, this change should also apply to your improved financial circumstances.
I’m on a Centrelink social security benefit - do I have to pay?
You are liable to pay restitution even if you are in receipt of a social security payment (includes: pension, new start allowance, unemployment, disability, carers, etc).
If you set out your financial position in an Affidavit of Financial Circumstances (provided by Victims Services) when you seek to enter into an arrangement or have an order made against you, those financial circumstances will be taken into account when a decision is made on the amount you have to pay and the amount of any monthly instalment.
Can I do Community Service or prison instead of paying Restitution?
There are no provisions in the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 for a restitution debt to be cleared by undertaking Community Service or Imprisonment.
I have already paid the Victims Compensation levy - why do I have to pay restitution?
The Victims Compensation Levy applies to any person who is convicted of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment, whether or not the offence is also punishable by other means, e.g. an order under s.10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, a fine or Community Service Order.
If you have caused an injury to a person (a victim) and have been convicted of an offence in relation to that injury, you will be liable for restitution if that victim applies for and is awarded victims compensation.
