Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 - SECT 7

Who is a primary victim?

7. Who is a primary victim?



(1) A primary victim of an act of violence is a person who is injured or dies
as a direct result of an act of violence committed against him or her.

(2) A person is also a primary victim of an act of violence if he or she is
injured or dies as a direct result of-

   (a)  trying to arrest someone whom he or she believes on reasonable grounds
        has committed an act of violence; or

   (b)  trying to prevent the commission of an act of violence; or

   (c)  trying to aid or rescue someone whom he or she believes on reasonable
        grounds is a victim of an act of violence-

whether or not an act of violence is actually committed.