Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 - SECT 13

Assistance available to any one related victim

13. Assistance available to any one related victim



(1) Within the limit set by section 12, a related victim may be awarded by the
Tribunal assistance of up to $50 000.

(2) The amount awarded to a related victim may be made up of amounts-

   (a)  for expenses actually incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred,
        by the related victim for reasonable counselling services;

   (b)  for medical expenses or funeral expenses actually and reasonably
        incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the related victim
        as a direct result of the death of the primary victim;

   (c)  for distress experienced, or reasonably likely to be experienced, by
        the related victim as a direct result of the death of the primary
        victim;

   (d)  for loss of money that, but for the death of the primary victim, the
        related victim would have been reasonably likely to receive from the
        primary victim during a period of up to 2 years after that death;

   (e)  for other expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably
        likely to be incurred, by the related victim as a direct result of
        that death.

(3) Assistance may not be awarded to a related victim for expense incurred
through loss of or damage to property.

(4) In exceptional circumstances, there may also be included in the amount
awarded to a related victim within the limit set by subsection (1) an amount
for other expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably likely to
be incurred, by the related victim to assist his or her recovery from the
death of the primary victim of the act of violence.



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Division 4-Assistance for funeral expenses