Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsThe assessor must not award financial assistance to the applicant if any of the following circumstances apply:
(a) the assessor is satisfied the applicant is not entitled to an award;
(b) the violent act was not reported to a police officer within a reasonable time after its occurrence, unless the assessor is satisfied circumstances prevented the report being made;
(c) the violent act was not reported to a police officer before the date the assessor decides the application, unless the assessor is satisfied circumstances prevented the report being made;
(d) the applicant failed, without reasonable excuse, to assist police officers in a material way in the investigation or prosecution of the violent act, including by failing to make a formal complaint or statement;
(e) the assessor is satisfied the applicant made the application in collusion with the offender;
(f) the injury or death occurred during the commission of a crime by the applicant.