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"act of violence" has the meaning given to that expression by section 5.
"authorised Magistrate" means a Magistrate who is authorised to exercise the
jurisdiction and functions of the Tribunal by virtue of an order in force
under section 61.
"compensable injury" has the meaning given to that expression by section 10
and Schedule 1.
"compensation assessor" means a compensation assessor appointed by or under
section 64.
"Compensation Fund" means the Victims Compensation Fund referred to in section
67.
"Compensation Fund Corporation" means the Victims Compensation Fund
Corporation constituted by section 66.
"compensation levy" means a levy referred to in section 79.
"conviction" includes:
(a) an order made under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 , and
(b) (except in Part 4) an order made under section 33 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (other than section 33 (1) (a) (i))."costs" includes allowances and expenses.
(a) actual physical bodily harm,
(b) psychological or psychiatric harm,but does not include injury arising from loss or damage to property.
(a) sexual intercourse (within the meaning of section 61H of the Crimes Act 1900 ) with a person without his or her consent (within the meaning of section 61R of the Crimes Act 1900 ) or with consent obtained by means of a non-violent threat (within the meaning of section 65A of the Crimes Act 1900 ), or
(b) sexual intercourse (within the meaning of section 61H of the Crimes Act 1900 ) with a child under the age of 16 years or with a person having an intellectual disability (within the meaning of section 66F of the Crimes Act 1900 ), or
(c) self-manipulation (within the meaning of section 80A of the Crimes Act 1900 ) which a person is compelled to engage in because of a threat (within the meaning of that section), or
(d) the commission of an act of indecency with or towards a child under the age of 16 years or the commission of an act of indecency on or in the presence of any person in connection with an assault on the person, or
(e) participation with a child under the age of 18 years in an act of child prostitution (within the meaning of section 91C of the Crimes Act 1900 ) or the use of a child under the age of 18 years for pornographic purposes (within the meaning of section 91G of the Crimes Act 1900 ), or
(f) the intimidation or stalking of a person (within the meaning of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 ) in apparent contravention of an apprehended violence order in force under that Act, or
(g) any other act resulting in injury that occurred in the commission of a personal violence offence (within the meaning of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 ) against any of the following persons:"State" means the Crown in right of New South Wales.(i) a person who is or has been married to the person who committed the offence,(ii) a person who has or has had a de facto relationship (within the meaning of the Property (Relationships) Act 1984 ) with the person who committed the offence,(iii) a person who has or has had an intimate personal relationship with the person who committed the offence, whether or not the intimate relationship involves or has involved a relationship of a sexual nature,(iv) a person who, at the time of the offence, was living in the same household as the person who committed the offence,(v) a person who, at the time of the offence, was living as a long-term resident in the same residential facility as the other person (not being a facility that is a correctional centre within the meaning of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 or a detention centre within the meaning of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 ),(vi) a person who, at the time of the offence, had a relationship involving his or her dependence on the ongoing paid or unpaid care of the person who committed the offence,(vii) a person who is or has been a parent, guardian or step-parent of the person who committed the offence,(viii) a person who is or has been a child or step-child of the person who committed the offence, or some other child of whom the person is the guardian,(ix) a person who is or has been a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother or step-sister of the person who committed the offence.