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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 26 Who is a primary, secondary, parent secondary, witness secondary or related victim

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 26

Who is a primary, secondary, parent secondary, witness secondary or related victim

26 Who is a primary, secondary, parent secondary, witness secondary or related victim

(1) A
"primary victim" , of an act of violence, is a person who dies or is injured as a direct result of the act being committed against the person.
(2) A
"secondary victim" , of an act of violence, is a person who is a parent secondary victim or witness secondary victim of the act.
(3) A
"parent secondary victim" , of an act of violence, is a person who—
(a) is a parent of a child who is injured as a direct result of the act being committed against the child; and
(b) is injured as a direct result of becoming aware of the act.
(4) A
"witness secondary victim" , of an act of violence, is a person who is injured as a direct result of witnessing the act.
(5) A
"related victim" , of an act of violence, is a person who is a close family member, or a dependant, of a primary victim of the act who has died as a direct result of the act.
(6) However, a person is not a victim of an act of violence, of a kind mentioned in subsections (1) to (5) , if the person committed the act.
(7) In this section—


"close family member" , of a primary victim of an act of violence who has died as a direct result of the act, means a family member of the primary victim who had a genuine personal relationship with the primary victim when the primary victim died.