Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 - SECT 27

What application must set out

27. What application must set out



(1) An application must set out-

   (a)  the circumstances in which the injury or death occurred, including the
        date, time and place of the alleged criminal act;

   (b)  whether the applicant is claiming as a primary, secondary or related
        victim or as a person who has incurred funeral expenses;

   (c)  the nature of the injury or the cause of death;

   (d)  whether the applicant has made a report to the police;

   (e)  whether criminal proceedings arising out of the alleged criminal act
        have been commenced;





   (f)  the amount and type of assistance sought;

   (g)  whether the applicant has made any other application for assistance
        under this Act in respect of the same act of violence;

   (h)  whether the applicant has applied for damages, compensation,
        assistance or payments of any kind under any other schemes whether
        statutory or non-statutory, including that managed by the Transport
        Accident Commission and the Victorian WorkCover Authority and that
        established by the Police Assistance Compensation Act 1968 and any
        predecessor of any such schemes;

        (i)    details of any relevant insurance cover (including life and
               health insurance) or superannuation benefit entitlements held
               by the applicant and, in the case of an applicant who is a
               related victim, by the deceased primary victim;

   (j)  any other matter required by the rules, or any practice directions, to
        be set out in the application.

(2) If an applicant has applied for damages, compensation, assistance or
payments of any kind under another scheme (whether statutory or
non-statutory), the applicant must provide the Tribunal with any authorisation
necessary for the Tribunal to be provided by the body managing that scheme
with information about the application and decisions made in respect of it.