Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"adult" means a person who is 18 or more years of age.
"appeal" means an appeal under Part 4, Division 6 against a decision mentioned in section 48.
"applicant", for Part 4, means the eligible victim by or for whom an application for immediate assistance or an award is made.
"approved form" means a form approved under section 66.
"assessor", of an application for an award, means the assessor appointed under section 24 who is deciding the application.
"assistance" means counselling or financial assistance.
"award" means an award of financial assistance under Part 4, Division 4.
"child" means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
"compensable injury", see section 7(2).
"compensable violent act", see section 7(1).
"counselling" means counselling provided under the counselling scheme.
"counselling scheme" means the Victims Counselling Scheme established by section 20.
"Court" means the Local Court.
"CVSU" means the Crime Victims Services Unit established under the Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act .
"Director" means the person holding or occupying the office of Director of the CVSU under the Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act .
"eligible victim", for Part 4, means a primary victim, secondary victim or family victim of a violent act.
family victim has the meaning in section 13.
"financial assistance" means any of the following under the financial assistance scheme:
(a) an immediate payment for financial loss;
(b) an award for financial loss;
(c) an award for a compensable violent act or compensable injury.
"financial assistance scheme" means the Victims Financial Assistance Scheme established by section 23.
"Fund" means the Victims Assistance Fund established by section 60.
"guidelines" means guidelines issued under section 65.
"immediate payment" means a payment of financial assistance under Part 4, Division 2.
injury has the meaning in section 6.
"medical expenses" includes expenses for any of the following:
(a) medical, surgical, dental, ophthalmic, psychological or psychiatric treatment;
(b) transportation by ambulance;
(c) hospitalisation;
(d) physiotherapy;
(e) a medical report relating to an injury.
"offender", in relation to a violent act, means a person who committed the act or is alleged to have committed the act.
primary victim has the meaning in section 9.
related victim has the meaning in section 15.
secondary victim has the meaning in section 11.
"standard amount", for a compensable violent act or compensable injury, means the amount prescribed by regulation under section 7(3).
violent act has the meaning in section 5.