Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 - SECT 11

Who is a related victim?

11. Who is a related victim?



(1) A related victim of an act of violence is a person who, at the time of the
occurrence of the act of violence-

   (a)  was a close family member of; or

   (b)  was a dependant of; or

   (c)  had an intimate personal relationship with-

a primary victim of that act who died as a direct result of that act.

(2) A person is not a related victim of an act of violence if he or she
committed, and is criminally responsible for, that act of violence.