Adjournment – Taxing victims of crime
My matter is for the Minister for Victim Support. It concerns an issue to which my attention has been drawn recently by a close contact of mine whose son is a victim of crime. This friend has told me that victims of crime must officially declare any amount of money that is received by them through interest on funds held for them in court. In other words, this money is taxable under current law.
Constituency Question – Beechworth Sex Offender
This constituency question was previously asked of the Attorney-General in April, but she has advised me this week that it should be re-directed to the Minister for Corrections. It follows numerous concerns raised with me by constituents in Beechworth about a recently-released sex offender.
Members Statement- BlazeAid
Blaze Aid was borne out of the ashes of Black Saturday 2009. They are a charity which assists farmers across Australia.