| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Dates of founding and/or dissolution
The Crimes Compensation Board was established on October 1, 1969 by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act (S.A. 1969, c. 23, s. 3). It was disbanded on November 1, 1997 with the proclamation of the Victims of Crime Act (S.A. 1996, c. V-3.3), which repealed the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act .
Functional responsibility:
The Crimes Compensation Board existed to help victims of violent crimes who suffered financial loss as a direct result of injuries. The board administered and operated the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act. Its primary function was to determine compensation and make financial awards.
The Board could award compensation to the dependants of a person killed or injured as a direct result of a criminal offence on the part of another person, or as the result of trying to keep the peace or assisting a police officer in doing so. The financial awards could be one-time payments, periodic payments, supplemental payments, or monthly payments. The Board reviewed ongoing awards annually. Under the Act, the board provided all parties involved and the Attorney General with a written statement explaining its decisions.
Predecessor or successor bodies:
There was no predecessor to the Crimes Compensation Board. Its successor was the Criminal Injuries Appeal Board.
Administrative relationships:
The Crimes Compensation Board reported to the Attorney General. Administrative support was provided by the Department of Attorney General in its Civil Law Division (1969-1991), the Administrative Division (1991-1996), and the Public Safety Division (1996-1997).
Administrative structure:
The board was comprised of three members, one of whom had to be a barrister and solicitor. The term of membership was three years. The chair was the chief executive officer and presided at all meetings, inquiries, and hearings of the board. Two members of the board constituted a quorum for the transaction of business.
Within its authority as defined in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act , the Board had the authority to determine its own procedures.
Names of Chief Officers
Chair, Crimes Compensation Board
George James Bryan, 1969–1976
Ernest S. Watkin, 1976–1983
Bruce V. Massie, 1983–1987
Boris Alexander Nahornick, 1987–1996
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