New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION ACT 1996 - SECT 25

25 Lodging of applications

(1) An application for statutory compensation may be made:

(a) by a primary victim, secondary victim or family victim of an act of violence, or

(b) by any other person, on behalf of such a victim, who has a genuine interest in the welfare of that victim.

(2) An application:

(a) must be in the form required by the rules, and

(b) must be accompanied by such documentary evidence (such as medical certificates) as may be required by that form, and

(c) must be lodged with the Director.

(3) An application may also be lodged with a registrar of the Local Court. In that case, the registrar is to forward the application to the Director as soon as practicable after it is so lodged.