Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01288:clause:3_12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01288
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 12
Character Range: 11912–13399

12  Assessing the circumstances in which injury incurred to primary victim at least 16 years
 (1) The Secretary must determine if the amount payable to the primary victim should be reduced by assessing the circumstances in which the injury was incurred in accordance with the following calculator.

      PRIMARY VICTIM REDUCTION CALCULATOR—AT LEAST 16 YEARS
           Step 1. Determine if any of the circumstances mentioned in the table in subsection (2) apply to the primary victim.
           Step 2. If only one circumstance applies to the primary victim, work out the amount of reduction by using the percentage mentioned in the item for the circumstance that in which the primary victim's injury was incurred.
           Step 3. If two circumstances apply to the primary victim, work out the amount of reduction by using the higher percentage mentioned in the table for a circumstance in which the primary victim's injury was incurred.
           Step 4. If more than two circumstances apply to the primary victim, work out the amount of reduction by using the highest percentage specified in column 1 of the table in subsection (2) that corresponds to the circumstances in which the primary victim's injury was incurred.
 (2) For subsection (1), the reduction percentage of the amount payable to the primary victim is the percentage mentioned in an item of the following table for the circumstance mentioned in the item.
Item  Column 1   Column 2

No.   Reduction  Circumstance