{"id":"victims-of-crime-assistance-regulations-2007","name":"VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS 2007","slug":"victims-of-crime-assistance-regulations-2007","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179182,"registerId":"nt-victims-of-crime-assistance-regulations-2007-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS 2007","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nVICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS 2007\nAs in force at 25 March 2024\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\nPart 2 Interpretation\n3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\n4 Violent acts – sexual offences ......................................................... 2\n5 Domestic violence injuries ............................................................... 2\n6 Pattern of abuse .............................................................................. 3\n7 Factor of aggravation ....................................................................... 3\n7A References to offences in Schedules 1 and 2 ................................. 3\nPart 3 Applications for interim payments and\nawards\n8 General information required ........................................................... 3\n9 Information required for application for interim payment .................. 4\n10 Information required for application for award ................................. 4\n11 Amendment of application and lodgment of further information....... 5\n12 Costs of giving information or documents ........................................ 6\n13 Application relating to injury suffered in course of employment ....... 6\nPart 4 Compensable violent acts and injuries and\nstandard amounts\n14 Compensable violent acts and standard amounts ........................... 6\n15 Categories of psychological and psychiatric disorders .................... 7\n16 Compensable injuries and standard amounts.................................. 7\nPart 5 Awards of financial assistance\n18 Award for multiple compensable injuries ......................................... 8\n19 Reduction of standard amount because of existing condition .......... 9\n20 Assessment of financial assistance in certain circumstances .......... 9\n21 Burns and scarring .......................................................................... 9\n22 Domestic violence injuries ............................................................. 10\n23 Calculation of loss of earnings ....................................................... 10\n\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 ii\nPart 6 Review proceeding costs\n24 Costs allowable to legal practitioner .............................................. 11\n25 Territory's liability for applicant's costs in relation to review\nproceeding ..................................................................................... 11\nPart 7 Levy for victims assistance fund\n26 Imposition of levy – exceptions ...................................................... 12\nPart 8 Administrative matters\n27 Supply and lodgment of documents .............................................. 13\n28 Approved examiners...................................................................... 13\n29 Assessor may require examination by approved examiner ........... 13\nPart 9 Transitional matters for Victims of Crime\nAssistance Amendment Regulations 2013\n30 Application of exception to imposition of levy ................................ 14\nPart 10 Transitional matters for Victims of Crime\nAssistance Amendment Regulations 2023\n31 Application of amendments ........................................................... 14\nSchedule 1 Categories of compensable violent acts\nand standard amounts\nSchedule 2 Offences that may result in category 1 or 2\npsychological or psychiatric disorder\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard\namounts\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 25 March 2024\n____________________\nVICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS 2007\nRegulations under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Victims of Crime Assistance\nRegulations 2007.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations commence on the commencement of the\nVictims of Crime Assistance Act 2006.\nPart 2 Interpretation\n3 Definitions\nIn these Regulations:\napproved examiner means a psychologist, psychiatrist or other\nperson approved under regulation 28.\ncategory, see:\n(a) for a compensable violent act – regulation 14(1), (2), (3) or\n(3A); or\n(b) for a psychological or psychiatric disorder – regulation 15(1)\nor (2).\ncompensable injury, see regulation 16(1).\ndomestic violence injuries, see regulation 5.\nharm, see section 1A of the Criminal Code.\noffensive weapon, see section 1 of the Criminal Code.\n\nPart 2 Interpretation\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 2\npattern of abuse, see regulation 6.\nserious harm, see section 1 of the Criminal Code.\nstandard amount, see:\n(a) for a compensable violent act – regulation 14(4); or\n(b) for a compensable injury – regulation 16(3).\n4 Violent acts – sexual offences\n(1) For section 5(1)(a) of the Act, a criminal act that constitutes, or\nunder section 5(2)(b) of the Act would otherwise constitute, an\noffence mentioned in Schedule 1, Part 1, 2, 3 or 4, subject to any\nqualification specified opposite the offence, is a violent act.\nNotes for subregulation (1)\n1 Under section 5(1)(b) of the Act, other criminal acts are also violent acts.\n2 Under section 7(1) of the Act, a violent act prescribed under this regulation is\na compensable violent act.\n(2) To avoid doubt, despite section 43BJA of the Criminal Code, a\nreference in Schedule 1 to an offence does not include a reference\nto an offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or incitement, to\ncommit the offence.\n5 Domestic violence injuries\n(1) A victim suffers domestic violence injuries if:\n(a) the victim suffers 1 or more injuries as a direct result of:\n(i) a violent act involving a pattern of abuse, committed by\nan offender with whom the victim is in a domestic\nrelationship; or\n(ii) a violent act of unlawful stalking under section 189 of\nthe Criminal Code in contravention, or apparent\ncontravention, of a domestic violence order; or\n(iii) a combination of violent acts mentioned in\nsubparagraphs (i) and (ii) if committed by the same\noffender; and\n(b) the injuries are more than transient or trifling, though they\nneed not be serious.\n\nPart 3 Applications for interim payments and awards\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 3\n(2) In this section:\ndomestic relationship, see the Domestic and Family Violence\nAct 2007.\ndomestic violence order, see the Domestic and Family\nViolence Act 2007.\n6 Pattern of abuse\nA violent act involves a pattern of abuse if:\n(a) the violent act is a series of 3 or more related criminal acts\nthat occur over a period of time; and\n(b) the acts are committed against the same victim by the same\noffender.\nNote for regulation 6\nSee section 5 of the Act for general information about related criminal acts.\n7 Factor of aggravation\nA factor of aggravation applies for an offence if:\n(a) the victim suffers serious harm as a direct result of the\noffence; or\n(b) the offence was committed by the use or threatened use of an\noffensive weapon; or\n(c) the offence was committed by a person in the company of\nanother person.\n7A References to offences in Schedules 1 and 2\nTo avoid doubt, despite section 43BJA of the Criminal Code, a\nreference to an offence in Schedule 1 or 2 does not include a\nreference to an offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or\nincitement, to commit the offence.\nPart 3 Applications for interim payments and awards\n8 General information required\nFor sections 26(3)(j) and 32(1)(m) of the Act, an application for an\ninterim payment or award must include the following information:\n(a) the eligible victim's name, address and date of birth;\n\nPart 3 Applications for interim payments and awards\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 4\n(b) if the application is made for the eligible victim by a person\nmentioned in section 25(5) of the Act – the person's name,\naddress, date of birth and relationship to the eligible victim;\n(c) if the application is made because the violent act resulted in\nthe death of the primary victim – the name, date of birth and\ndate of death of the primary victim and the applicant's\nrelationship to the primary victim;\n(d) if the applicant is applying for financial assistance for the loss\nof clothing or other personal effects – a description of the\npersonal effects and the expenses incurred in replacing them.\n9 Information required for application for interim payment\nFor section 26(3)(j) of the Act, an application for an interim payment\nmust include the following information:\n(a) a statement of:\n(i) all expenses or financial loss incurred or likely to be\nincurred by the applicant, substantiated by copies of\nrelevant documents, including, for example, invoices and\nreceipts; and\n(ii) reimbursements expected by the applicant for expenses\nor financial loss incurred or likely to be incurred;\n(b) if the applicant is a primary victim or secondary victim of the\nviolent act – a statement of whether the applicant has\nreceived, or is likely to receive, any refunds from Medicare or\na private health insurer for financial loss for medical expenses.\n10 Information required for application for award\n(1) For section 32(1)(m) of the Act, an application for an award must\ninclude the following information:\n(a) a statement of whether the applicant has received, or is likely\nto receive, any refunds from Medicare or a private health\ninsurer for financial loss for medical expenses;\n(b) if the applicant has suffered a compensable injury described in\nSchedule 3 – a description of the injury in accordance with the\ndescription in Schedule 3;\n(c) if the applicant has suffered a compensable injury that is not\ndescribed in Schedule 3:\n(i) a description of the injury; and\n\nPart 3 Applications for interim payments and awards\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 5\n(ii) the period for which the injury has caused symptoms or\ndisability; and\n(iii) the injury described in the Schedule that is most similar\nto it;\n(d) if the applicant is applying for financial assistance for more\nthan 1 injury suffered as a result of the same violent act –\nidentification of the most serious injury, second most serious\ninjury and third most serious injury as defined in\nregulation 18(2);\n(e) a statement of whether, since the occurrence of the injury\ndescribed in the application or during the 2 years before the\noccurrence, the applicant has:\n(i) suffered another injury as a direct result of a violent act\nand, if so, the name of the offender (if known); and\n(ii) made another application for an interim payment or\naward relating to the other injury.\n(2) For section 32(3)(c) of the Act, an application for an award must be\naccompanied by the following documents:\n(a) if the application is for financial assistance for loss of\nearnings – copies of all relevant documents to substantiate the\nloss, including, for example, a statement by the applicant's\nemployer or the applicant's payslips or business records;\n(b) if the application is for financial assistance for a compensable\ninjury for a category 1 or 2 psychological or psychiatric\ndisorder – a written report about the applicant's condition.\nNote for regulation 10\nUnder regulation 29, the assessor may require the victim to undergo an\nexamination by an approved examiner.\n11 Amendment of application and lodgment of further information\n(1) On receiving an application for an award, the Director may require\nthe applicant to amend it so that it complies with the Act and these\nRegulations.\n(2) After accepting an application for an award, the Director must\naccept further relevant information or documents given by the\napplicant.\n\nPart 4 Compensable violent acts and injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 6\n12 Costs of giving information or documents\nThe reasonable expenses of a person in giving information or\ndocuments required under section 36(2) or (4) of the Act are\npayable by the Territory.\n13 Application relating to injury suffered in course of employment\n(1) This regulation applies in relation to an application for an interim\npayment or award if:\n(a) the person who suffered the injury described in the application\n(the injured person) has made a claim for compensation\nunder the Return to Work Act 1986 for the same (or\nsubstantially the same) injury; and\n(b) the injured person has been notified under that Act of the\nemployer's decision to dispute liability for compensation\nclaimed; and\n(c) the injured person has referred the dispute to mediation or\nstarted a proceeding for a determination (including an interim\ndetermination) of the claim; and\n(d) at the time the application is considered by the Director or\nassessor, the injured person's entitlement to compensation\nhas not been determined.\n(2) For section 18 of the Act, the Director or assessor must presume\nthe injured person is not entitled to compensation under the Return\nto Work Act 1986 for the injury and decide the application\naccordingly.\n(3) However, if exceptional circumstances exist, the assessor may\ndefer consideration of the application until the injured person's\nentitlement to compensation is decided.\nExample for regulation 13(3)\nThe injured person has applied for an award only a short time before the person's\nclaim for compensation is to be determined.\nPart 4 Compensable violent acts and injuries and\nstandard amounts\n14 Compensable violent acts and standard amounts\n(1) A violent act mentioned in Schedule 1, Part 1, is a category 1\ncompensable violent act.\n\nPart 4 Compensable violent acts and injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 7\n(2) A violent act mentioned in Schedule 1, Part 2, is a category 2\ncompensable violent act.\n(3) A violent act mentioned in Schedule 1, Part 3, is a category 3\ncompensable violent act.\n(3A) A violent act mentioned in Schedule 1, Part 4, is a category 4\ncompensable violent act.\n(4) The standard amount for a compensable violent act is specified in\nSchedule 1, Part 5.\n15 Categories of psychological and psychiatric disorders\n(1) A category 1 psychological or psychiatric disorder is a recognisable\npsychological or psychiatric disorder that:\n(a) is moderately disabling and chronic; and\n(b) is suffered as a direct result of an offence against the Criminal\nCode specified in Schedule 1 or 2 to which the qualification\nspecified opposite applies.\n(2) A category 2 psychological or psychiatric disorder is a recognisable\npsychological or psychiatric disorder that:\n(a) is severely disabling and chronic; and\n(b) is suffered as a direct result of:\n(i) an offence against the Criminal Code specified in\nSchedule 1 or 2 to which the qualification specified\nopposite applies; or\n(ii) a violent act causing domestic violence injuries.\n16 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\n(1) For section 7(2) of the Act, a compensable injury is:\n(a) an injury described in Schedule 3, Part 2; or\n(b) an injury other than an injury described in Schedule 3, Part 2\nthat an assessor is satisfied:\n(i) is similar to an injury described in Schedule 3, Part 2\n(the listed injury); and\n(ii) has caused symptoms or disability lasting for the\nduration specified in Schedule 3, Part 2 for the listed\ninjury.\n\nPart 5 Awards of financial assistance\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 8\n(3) The standard amount for a compensable injury is:\n(a) for an injury described in Schedule 3, Part 2 – the amount\nspecified opposite the injury; or\n(ab) for an injury described in Schedule 3, Part 2, item 5.1, 5.2, 6.2\nto 6.4, 6.7, 7.4(a), 8, 14.1 or 14.4 that occurs on each side of\nthe body – double the amount specified opposite the injury; or\n(b) for another injury – the standard amount that may be awarded\nfor the most similar compensable injury.\nNotes for regulation 16(3)\n1 Under regulations 18 and 19, the standard amount that may be awarded for\ncompensable injuries may be limited or reduced in certain circumstances.\n2 Under regulation 22, a victim may apply for an award for each compensable\ninjury instead of an award of the standard amount for domestic violence\ninjuries.\nPart 5 Awards of financial assistance\n18 Award for multiple compensable injuries\n(1) If an eligible victim has suffered more than 1 injury as a result of the\nsame violent act, the standard amount that may be awarded for all\nthe injuries is the total of the following amounts:\n(a) the standard amount for the victim's most serious injury;\n(b) 30% of the standard amount for the victim's second most\nserious injury;\n(c) if there are more than 2 injuries – 15% of the standard amount\nfor the victim's third most serious injury.\n(2) For subregulation (1):\n(a) the victim's most serious injury is the injury, or 1 of the injuries,\nfor which is prescribed the highest standard amount out of all\nthe victim's injuries (the first amount); and\n(b) the victim's second most serious injury is:\n(i) if there is another injury for which the first amount is\nprescribed – that injury; or\n(ii) the injury, or 1 of the injuries, for which is prescribed the\nsecond highest standard amount out of all the victim's\ninjuries (the second amount); and\n\nPart 5 Awards of financial assistance\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 9\n(c) the victim's third most serious injury is:\n(i) if paragraph (b)(i) applies and there is a further injury for\nwhich the first amount is prescribed – that injury; or\n(ii) if paragraph (b)(ii) applies and there is a further injury for\nwhich the second amount is prescribed – that injury; or\n(iii) the injury, or 1 of the injuries, for which is prescribed the\nthird highest standard amount out of all the victim's\ninjuries.\n(3) No financial assistance may be awarded for another injury suffered\nby the victim as a result of the same violent act.\n(4) This regulation does not apply in relation to financial assistance\nawarded for domestic violence injuries.\n19 Reduction of standard amount because of existing condition\nIf a violent act results in a compensable injury because of the\naggravation, acceleration, exacerbation or deterioration of an\nexisting condition, the standard amount that may be awarded for\nthe injury must be reduced by the proportionate amount the\nassessor considers is attributable to the existing condition.\n20 Assessment of financial assistance in certain circumstances\n(1) In deciding the extent of an injury, the assessor must disregard the\nextent to which the injury, or effect of the injury, may be reduced or\nlimited by an external removable aid or appliance.\n(2) If the victim has only 1 leg, arm, eye or other body part, an injury to\nthe remaining body part is taken to be an injury to both of the body\nparts.\n21 Burns and scarring\n(1) An award for burns or scarring is subject to a reasonable inspection\nof the injury as required by the assessor.\n(2) The assessor must not award financial assistance for scarring\nunless the scarring is permanent.\n(3) The assessor must not award financial assistance for both burns to\na part of the body and scarring of that part of the body caused by\nburns.\n\nPart 5 Awards of financial assistance\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 10\n22 Domestic violence injuries\n(1) Instead of applying for an award for domestic violence injuries, a\nvictim may apply for an award for each compensable injury\n(separate domestic injuries) suffered as a direct result of the\nviolent act.\n(2) The assessor must not award financial assistance to an eligible\nvictim for separate domestic injuries if:\n(a) the victim has applied for an award for the domestic violence\ninjuries and the separate domestic injuries occurred before the\nvictim made the application; and\n(b) the same offender is responsible for the domestic violence\ninjuries and the separate domestic injuries.\n(3) Subregulation (2) does not prevent the assessor from taking the\nseparate domestic injuries into account in making an award for the\ndomestic violence injuries.\n23 Calculation of loss of earnings\n(1) This regulation applies if:\n(a) a primary victim of a violent act applies for financial assistance\nfor loss of earnings mentioned in section 10(5)(a) of the Act; or\n(b) a secondary victim of a violent act applies for financial\nassistance for loss of earnings mentioned in section 12(6)(a)\nof the Act.\n(2) The amount of financial assistance to which the applicant is entitled\nfor each week during the period when the loss of earnings is\nsuffered (the relevant period) is calculated as the lesser of the\nfollowing amounts:\n(a) 75% of the difference between average weekly earnings at the\ndate of the violent act and the applicant's net weekly earnings\nduring the relevant period;\n(b) 75% of the difference between the applicant's net weekly\nearnings at the date of the violent act and the applicant's net\nweekly earnings during the relevant period.\n(3) In this regulation:\naverage weekly earnings means the Average Weekly Earnings for\nFull Time Adult Persons, Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings for the\nNorthern Territory last published by the Australian Statistician\n\nPart 6 Review proceeding costs\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 11\nbefore the date on which the applicants weekly actual loss of\nearnings is calculated, less a notional deduction for income tax.\nPart 6 Review proceeding costs\n24 Costs allowable to legal practitioner\nFor section 55(2) of the Act, the costs allowable to a legal\npractitioner for work done in a review proceeding are 80% of the\ncosts allowable for the work under the Supreme Court Rules 1987.\n25 Territory's liability for applicant's costs in relation to review\nproceeding\nFor section 55(3) of the Act, the Territory is liable to pay the costs of\na person who applies to NTCAT for review of a decision in the\nfollowing circumstances:\n(a) for an application for review of a decision of an assessor\nunder section 34 of the Act on an application for an award:\n(i) if NTCAT varies the decision by increasing an amount of\nan award; or\n(ii) if NTCAT sets aside a decision refusing to award\nfinancial assistance and substitutes a decision awarding\nfinancial assistance;\n(b) for an application for review of a decision of an assessor\nunder section 46(4) of the Act on an application for an\nincreased award:\n(i) if NTCAT varies the decision by further increasing an\namount of an increased award; or\n(ii) if NTCAT sets aside a decision refusing to increase the\naward and substitutes a decision increasing the award;\n(c) for an application for review of a decision of an assessor\nunder section 47(1) of the Act to require a person to refund an\namount:\n(i) if NTCAT varies the decision by decreasing the amount\nto be refunded; or\n(ii) if NTCAT sets aside the decision;\n\nPart 7 Levy for victims assistance fund\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 12\n(d) for an application for review of a decision of the Director under\nsection 47E of the Act on an application for funeral expense\nassistance:\n(i) if NTCAT varies the decision by increasing the amount\nof the payment; or\n(ii) if NTCAT sets aside a decision refusing the application\nand substitutes a decision granting the application;\n(e) for an application for review of a decision of the Director under\nsection 47G(1) of the Act to require an individual to refund an\namount of funeral expense assistance:\n(i) if NTCAT varies the decision by decreasing the amount\nto be refunded; or\n(ii) if NTCAT sets aside the decision.\nPart 7 Levy for victims assistance fund\n26 Imposition of levy – exceptions\nFor section 61(2) of the Act, a levy is not imposed on any of the\nfollowing persons:\n(a) a person found guilty of an offence against any of the\nfollowing:\n(i) the Return to Work Act 1986;\n(ii) the Public Sector Employment and Management\nAct 1993;\n(iii) the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011;\n(iv) the Litter Act 1972;\n(v) Part 12 of the Australian Road Rules;\n(vi) a by-law of a local government council;\n(vii) the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation\nBy-Laws 1984;\n(ix) a by-law or rule made under the Charles Darwin\nUniversity Act 2003;\n\nPart 8 Administrative matters\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 13\n(b) a person issued a notice under a law of the Territory specified\nin paragraph (a) providing for the payment of a prescribed\namount instead of a penalty that may otherwise be imposed\nfor an offence against the law;\n(c) a person found guilty of an offence prosecuted by a local\ngovernment council.\nPart 8 Administrative matters\n27 Supply and lodgment of documents\n(1) The CVSU must supply approved forms free of charge.\n(2) No fee is payable for the lodgment of an application or document at\nan office of the CVSU or with a person acting for the CVSU.\n28 Approved examiners\nFor section 35 of the Act, the Director may approve:\n(a) a medical practitioner, psychologist or psychiatrist to conduct\nexaminations and make reports; and\n(b) approve other persons to conduct examinations of, and make\nreports about, victims who may have a recognisable\npsychological or psychiatric disorder.\n29 Assessor may require examination by approved examiner\nIf:\n(a) a report mentioned in regulation 10(2)(b) is made by a person\nwho is not an approved examiner; and\n(b) the assessor considers the report does not give sufficient\ninformation about the eligible victim's condition;\nthe assessor may, under section 35 of the Act, require the victim to\nundergo an examination by an approved examiner.\n\nPart 10 Transitional matters for Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Regulations\n2023\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 14\nPart 9 Transitional matters for Victims of Crime\nAssistance Amendment Regulations 2013\n30 Application of exception to imposition of levy\n(1) Regulation 26(a)(ix) applies in relation to an offence against a\nby-law or rule it mentions only if all of the acts, omissions or events\nconstituting the offence occur after the commencement of this\nregulation.\n(2) Regulation 26(b) applies in relation to a notice issued under a\nby-law or rule mentioned in regulation 26(a)(ix) only if the notice is\nissued after the commencement of this regulation.\nPart 10 Transitional matters for Victims of Crime\nAssistance Amendment Regulations 2023\n31 Application of amendments\nThe amendments made to these Regulations by the Victims of\nCrime Assistance Amendment Regulations 2023 apply in relation\nto:\n(a) all applications for financial assistance made after the\ncommencement of this Part; and\n(b) all applications for financial assistance that had not been\ndecided before the commencement of this Part.\n\nSchedule 1 Categories of compensable violent acts and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 15\nSchedule 1 Categories of compensable violent acts and\nstandard amounts\nregulations 4, 14(1) to (4) and\n15(1)(b) and (2)(b)\nPart 1 Category 1 compensable violent acts\nCriminal Code\nOffence\nAn offence against section 208AB\nAn offence of attempting to commit an offence against section 208H or 208HA\nAn offence against section 208HB, 208HC or 208HD\nAn offence of attempting to commit an offence against section 208J or 208JA\nAn offence against section 208JB, 208JC, 208JD, 208JE, 208JF, 208JG\nor 208JH\nAn offence of attempting to commit an offence against section 208K or 208KA\nAn offence against section 208KB or 208KC\nAn offence of attempting to commit an offence against section 208LB or 208LC\nAn offence against section 208LD or 208LE\nCriminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2 of the\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 127(1)(a)\nAn offence against section 127(1)(b)\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 130(2)(a)\nor (3A)(a)\nAn offence against section 130(2)(b)\nor (3A)(b)\n\nSchedule 1 Categories of compensable violent acts and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 16\nAn offence against section 188 If the circumstances mentioned in\nsection 188(2)(a), (c) and (k) of the\nCode applied\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 192(3) or 192B\nAn offence against section 192(6)\nPart 2 Category 2 compensable violent acts\nCriminal Code\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence against section 125D\nAn offence against section 208AB If a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 186B\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 208H\nor 208HA\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 208H\nor 208HA\nAn offence against section 208HB,\n208HC or 208HD\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 208J or 208JA\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 208J\nor 208JA\nAn offence against section 208JB,\n208JC, 208JD, 208JE, 208JF, 208JG\nor 208JH\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\n\nSchedule 1 Categories of compensable violent acts and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 17\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 208K\nor 208KA\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 208K\nor 208KA\nAn offence against section 208KB\nor 208KC\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 208LB\nor 208LC\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 208LB\nor 208LC\nAn offence against section 208LD\nor 208LE\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nCriminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2 of the\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 127(1)(a)\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 127(1)(a)\nAn offence against section 127(1)(b) If a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 130(2)(a)\nor (3A)(a)\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 130(2)(a)\nor (3A)(a)\nAn offence against section 130(2)(b)\nor (3A)(b)\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 188 If the circumstances mentioned in\nsection 188(2)(a), (c) and (k) of the\nCode applied and a factor of\naggravation applies for the offence\n\nSchedule 1 Categories of compensable violent acts and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 18\nAn offence of attempting to commit an\noffence against section 192(3) or 192B\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 192(3)\nAn offence against section 192(6) If a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 192B\nNote for Part 2\nRegulation 7 specifies the circumstances in which a factor of aggravation applies for an\noffence.\nPart 3 Category 3 compensable violent acts\nCriminal Code\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence against section 125D If a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 186B\nAn offence against section 208H,\n208HA, 208J, 208JA, 208K, 208KA,\n208LB or 208LC\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nCriminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2 of the\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence against section 127(1)(a)\nor 130(2)(a) or (3A)(a)\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nAn offence against section 192(3)\nor 192B\nIf a factor of aggravation applies for\nthe offence\nNote for Part 3\nRegulation 7 specifies the circumstances in which a factor of aggravation applies for an\noffence.\n\nSchedule 1 Categories of compensable violent acts and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 19\nPart 4 Category 4 compensable violent acts\nCriminal Code\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence against section 208JI\nAn offence mentioned in Part 1, 2 or 3,\nor a combination of those offences\nThe offence or offences must involve\na pattern of abuse\nAn offence mentioned in Part 3 If at least 2 factors of aggravation\napply for the offence\nCriminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2 of the\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023\nAn offence against section 131A\nPart 5 Standard amounts for compensable violent acts\nThe standard amount for a compensable violent act is as follows:\n(a) for a category 1 compensable violent act – an amount of $10 000;\n(b) for a category 2 compensable violent act – an amount of $20 000;\n(c) for a category 3 compensable violent act – an amount of $30 000;\n(d) for a category 4 compensable violent act – an amount of $40 000.\n\nSchedule 2 Offences that may result in category 1 or 2 psychological or psychiatric\ndisorder\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 20\nSchedule 2 Offences that may result in category 1 or 2\npsychological or psychiatric disorder\nregulation 15(1)(b) and (2)(b)\nCriminal Code\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence against section 156, 160,\n161A, 162, 165, 189, 194 or 195\nAn offence against section 196 If committed by a person on the\nperson's unlawful entry of a building\nunder:\n(a) section 221 of the Code; or\n(b) section 213 of the Code as in\nforce immediately before the\ncommencement of section 10 of\nthe Criminal Code Amendment\n(Property Offences) Act 2022\nAn offence against section 202\nAn offence against section 218 If committed in a circumstance\nmentioned in section 219(1) of the\nCode\nCriminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2 of the\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023\nOffence Qualification\nAn offence against section 132(2)\nAn offence against section 188 If the circumstances mentioned in\nsection 188(2)(c) and (k) of the Code\napplied\nAn offence against section 192(7)\n\nSchedule 2 Offences that may result in category 1 or 2 psychological or psychiatric\ndisorder\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 21\nCriminal Code as in force before the commencement of section 10 of the\nCriminal Code Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2023\nAn offence against section 211(1) of\nthe Criminal Code\nIf committed in a circumstance\nmentioned in section 211(2) of the\nCode\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 22\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nregulation 16\nPart 1 Definitions\nIn this Schedule:\nfunctional impairment means a significant impairment that results\nin any of the following:\n(a) an inability to work or work without a modified work\nenvironment;\n(b) an inability to walk or walk independently without a walking aid\nor other assistance;\n(c) an inability to drive or drive a vehicle without modifications;\n(d) an inability to perform self-care tasks or perform self-care\ntasks without assistance or aids;\n(e) loss of sexual function.\nTBSA means total body surface area.\nPart 2 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nDescription of compensable injury\nStandard\namount of\nfinancial\nassistance\n($)\n1 Brain injuries\n1.1 Concussion\n(a) Concussion lasting at least 1 week but not more than\n13 weeks 3 000\n(b) Persistent post concussive syndrome lasting more\nthan 13 weeks 10 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 23\n1.2 Impairment\n(a) Any structural brain injury resulting in functional\nimpairment lasting:\n(i) at least 1 week but not more than 26 weeks\n(ii) more than 26 weeks but not more than 52 weeks\n(iii) more than 52 weeks or permanently\n12 000\n24 000\n40 000\n(b) No effective control of functions lasting more than\n52 weeks or permanently 40 000\n1.3 Vestibular system injury\nInjury to vestibular system leading to impairment of\nbalance for more than 52 weeks or permanently 15 500\n2 Burns\n(a) Superficial burns covering more than 4.5% TBSA but\nnot affecting the face, genitals or anus 3 000\n(b) Superficial burns to the face, genitals or anus\ncovering more than 0.5% TBSA 7 500\n(c) Partial/full thickness burns to the face, genitals, anus\nor hands covering more than 0.5% TBSA 16 000\n(d) Partial/full thickness burns covering:\n(i) more than 0.5% TBSA but not more than\n4.5% TBSA 3 000\n(ii) more than 4.5% TBSA but not more than\n18% TBSA 8 000\n(iii) more than 18% TBSA but not more than\n27% TBSA 20 000\n(iv) more than 27% TBSA 40 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 24\n3 Disability (not otherwise mentioned in this Schedule) caused by a\ndisease or other recognised medical illness\nDisability lasting:\n(a) more than 4 weeks but not more than 13 weeks 2 000\n(b) more than 13 weeks but not more than 26 weeks 8 000\n(c) more than 26 weeks but not more than 52 weeks 15 500\n(d) more than 52 weeks or permanently 40 000\n4 Domestic violence injuries\nDomestic violence injuries 10 000\n5 Facial injuries\n5.1 Ear\n(a) Loss of more than 50% of ear tissue but not whole\near 8 000\n(b) Loss of whole ear 20 000\n(c) Perforated ear drum 3 500\n(d) Partial deafness of ear lasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than\n52 weeks 2 500\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 7 500\n(e) Total deafness of ear lasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than\n52 weeks 6 000\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 20 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 25\n(f) Tinnitus lasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than\n52 weeks 4 000\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 16 000\n5.2 Eye\n(a) Cataracts 6 000\n(b) Detached retina or dislocation of lens 10 000\n(c) Double vision (diplopia) lasting:\n(i) more than 4 weeks but not more than 52 weeks 3 500\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 24 000\n(d) Glaucoma 5 000\n(e) Hyphaema 5 000\n(f) Loss of eye (enucleation) 40 000\n(g) Permanent partial loss of vision of eye resulting in:\n(i) 6/9 vision 2 000\n(ii) 6/12 vision 4 000\n(iii) 6/24 vision 12 000\n(iv) 6/36 vision 20 000\n(h) Complete loss of vision of eye, being 6/60 vision or\ngreater, lasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not permanently 30 000\n(ii) permanently 40 000\n(i) Vitreous haemorrhage 4 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 26\n5.3 Face\n(a) Facial numbness lasting more than 13 weeks 4 000\n(b) Facial weakness significantly impacting facial\nexpression or daily functioning 8 000\n(c) Dislocation of jaw (temporomandibular joint) 4 000\n(d) Dysfunction of temporomandibular joint lasting more\nthan 52 weeks or permanently 7 500\n5.4 Nose\n(a) Deviated nasal septum 3 000\n(b) Partial loss of at least 10% but not more than 50% of\nnasal tissue 8 000\n(c) Partial loss of more than 50% of nasal tissue 12 000\n(d) Partial loss of smell or taste or both 10 000\n(e) Total loss of smell or taste 20 000\n(f) Total loss of smell and taste 30 500\n5.5 Teeth\n(a) One or more chipped or fractured teeth requiring\ncrown 3 000\n(b) Slackening of one or more teeth requiring dental\ntreatment 3 000\n(c) Loss of no more than 3 teeth 4 000\n(d) Loss of more than 3 teeth 7 500\n5.6 Tongue\n(a) Partial impairment of speech lasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than 52 weeks 7 500\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 28 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 27\n(b) Complete loss of speech lasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than 52 weeks 24 000\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 40 000\n(c) Loss of tongue 40 000\n6 Fractures and dislocations\n6.1 Facial\nFracture of:\n(a) any facial bone other than nasal bones 6 000\n(b) nasal bones 2 500\n6.2 Foot\nFracture of:\n(a) one big toe or 2 other toes on one foot 4 000\n(b) any bone, other than toes, on one foot 8 000\n6.3 Hand\n(a) Any interphalangeal joint dislocation or fracture of\nfinger or fingers or thumb on one hand 3 000\n(b) Fracture of any bone or bones, other than fingers or\nthumb, on one hand 6 000\n6.4 Lower limb\n(a) Fracture of any bone from distal to femur:\n(i) not causing inability to walk independently\nwithout walking aid or other assistance for more\nthan 52 weeks or permanently 8 000\n(ii) causing inability to walk independently without\nwalking aid or other assistance for more than\n52 weeks or permanently 16 000\n(b) Dislocation of patella 2 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 28\n(c) Injury requiring arthroscopy (investigative\nsurgery/repair) 4 000\n6.5 Skull\nAny fracture of skull, other than facial bones:\n(a) not requiring surgical procedure 5 000\n(b) requiring surgical procedure 12 000\n6.6 Torso\n(a) Dislocation of the hip 9 000\n(b) Fractured hip or pelvis 15 500\n(c) Fracture of:\n(i) one or more ribs 3 000\n(ii) 2 or more ribs in 2 or more places leading to\nfloating segment (flail chest) 12 000\n(d) Fracture of tail bone (coccyx), shoulder blade\n(scapula), sternum (breast bone) or collarbone\n(clavicle) 5 000\n(e) Fracture of one or more vertebra:\n(i) not requiring surgery 8 000\n(ii) requiring surgery 16 000\n6.7 Upper limb\n(a) Fracture of any bone between shoulder and forearm 10 000\n(b) Any dislocation from shoulder to\nmetacarpophalangeal joints 6 000\n7 Internal organ injuries\n7.1 Bowel\n(a) Bowel injury requiring surgical procedure 12 000\n(b) Bowel injury requiring surgical procedure and need\nfor colostomy/ileostomy for more than 4 weeks 24 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 29\n7.2 Kidney\n(a) Traumatic kidney injury requiring one or both of the\nfollowing but not requiring dialysis:\n(i) placement of catheter for more than 4 weeks;\n(ii) any interventional radiology or surgical procedure 10 000\n(b) Traumatic kidney injury requiring dialysis for:\n(i) not more than 13 weeks 10 000\n(ii) more than 13 weeks but not more than 26 weeks 20 000\n(iii) more than 26 weeks 40 000\n(c) Loss of kidney (nephrectomy) 40 000\n7.3 Liver\nAny liver injury:\n(a) not requiring interventional radiology or surgical\nintervention 8 000\n(b) requiring interventional radiology or surgical\nintervention 20 000\n7.4 Lung\n(a) Pneumothorax or haemothorax:\n(i) not requiring chest drain, or surgical procedure,\nin operating theatre 7 500\n(ii) requiring chest drain, or surgical procedure, in\noperating theatre 15 500\n(b) Smoke inhalation leading to acute injury and ongoing\nsymptoms lasting more than 26 weeks 10 000\n7.5 Other\n(a) Hernia 7 500\n(b) Traumatic pancreatitis 8 000\n(c) Injury requiring laparotomy or thoracotomy 12 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 30\n(d) Loss of spleen or other spleen injury requiring\ninterventional radiological procedure (for example\nembolisation) or open surgery 15 000\n8 Loss of body part\n(a) Loss of one interphalangeal joint of:\n(i) one or more fingers, other than index finger\n(ii) index finger\n5 000\n8 000\n(b) Partial loss of big toe or thumb with no loss of\ninterphalangeal joint 8 000\n(c) Loss of both interphalangeal joints of:\n(i) one finger, other than index finger 10 000\n(ii) index finger 15 500\n(iii) 2 or more fingers 20 000\n(d) Loss of one or both interphalangeal joints of one or\nmore toes, other than a big toe, if unable to walk\nindependently without walking aid or other assistance\nfor:\n(i) more than 4 weeks but not more than 52 weeks\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently\n10 000\n20 000\n(e) Loss of interphalangeal joint of:\n(i) big toe 15 500\n(ii) thumb 30 500\n(f) Loss of arm, hand or leg, being any amputation\nthrough the metatarsals or metacarpophalangeal\njoints or more proximally 40 000\n9 Paralysis\nParalysis of whole of one or more upper or lower limbs,\nincluding quadriparesis, hemiparesis, paraparesis or a\nsingle limb paresis, quadriplegia, tetraplegia, hemiplegia,\nparaplegia or a single limb paralysis (partial or complete\nparalysis) 40 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 31\n10 Post traumatic seizures\n(a) One or more seizures for not more than 52 weeks 15 500\n(b) One or more seizures per year for more than\n52 weeks or permanently 25 500\n(c) One or more seizures per month for more than\n52 weeks or permanently 40 000\n11 Injuries affecting genitalia, fertility or pregnancy\n11.1 Genitalia\n(a) Injury to genitalia requiring medical treatment 7 500\n(b) Loss of function of genitalia lasting:\n(i) more than 1 week but not more than 13 weeks 10 000\n(ii) more than 13 weeks but not more than 52 weeks 20 000\n(iii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 40 000\n11.2 Fertility and pregnancy\n(a) Loss of fertility 40 000\n(b) Loss of foetus 40 000\n(c) Pregnancy 40 000\n12 Psychological or psychiatric disorder\n(a) Category 1 psychological or psychiatric disorder\nlasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than 52 weeks\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently\n10 000\n20 000\n(b) Category 2 psychological or psychiatric disorder\nlasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than 52 weeks\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently\n30 000\n40 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 32\n13 Scarring\n(a) Minor scarring, being scarring of at least 2% but not\nmore than 10%, or more than 5 cm but not more than\n10 cm, of the face, head, neck, torso or upper or\nlower limbs 4 000\n(b) Moderate scarring, being scarring of:\n(i) more than 10% but not more than 25%, or more\nthan 10 cm but not more than 15 cm, of the face\nor neck; or\n(ii) more than 10% or 10 cm of the head, torso or\nupper or lower limbs 7 500\n(c) Severe scarring, being scarring of more than 25% or\n15 cm of the face or neck 15 500\n14 Structural injury / tendons or ligaments\n14.1 Lower limb\n(a) Strain or sprain of lower limb and inability to walk\nindependently without walking aid or other assistance\nlasting:\n(i) more than 4 weeks but not more than 26 weeks 3 000\n(ii) more than 26 weeks 8 000\n(b) Ligamentous tear of lower limb requiring surgical\nmanagement 10 000\n14.2 Neck\n(a) Demonstrated structural injury to major artery or vein\nin neck, nerve, oesophagus, trachea, larynx or\nthyroid:\n(i) not requiring an interventional radiology or\nsurgical procedure 8 000\n(ii) requiring an interventional radiology or surgical\nprocedure 20 000\n\nSchedule 3 Compensable injuries and standard amounts\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 33\n(b) Strain with functional impairment lasting:\n(i) more than 13 weeks but not more than 52 weeks 6 500\n(ii) more than 52 weeks or permanently 16 000\n14.3 Torso\n(a) Strain of back with functional impairment lasting:\n(i) more than 4 weeks but not more than 26 weeks 5 000\n(ii) more than 26 weeks or permanently 12 500\n(b) Prolapsed or ruptured invertebral disc or discs 14 000\n14.4 Upper limb\n(a) Frozen shoulder 7 500\n(b) Sprain or strain of upper limb with functional\nimpairment lasting:\n(i) more than 4 weeks but not more than 26 weeks\n(ii) more than 26 weeks or permanently\n3 000\n6 000\n(c) Ligamentous tear of upper limb requiring surgical\nmanagement 10 000\n(d) Permanently and seriously impaired grip in one arm 15 500\n\nENDNOTES\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 34\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations (SL No. 11, 2007)\nNotified 2 May 2007\nCommenced 1 May 2007 (r 2, s 2 Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006\n(Act No. 15, 2006) and Gaz G17, 26 April 2007, p 7)\nVictims of Crime Assistance Amendment Regulations 2007 (SL No. 36, 2007)\nNotified 19 December 2007\nCommenced 19 December 2007\nLaw Reform (Work Health) Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 30, 2007)\nAssent date 12 December 2007\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (Gaz S29, 25 June 2008)\nDomestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (Act No. 34, 2007)\nAssent date 12 December 2007\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (Gaz G25, 25 June 2008, p 4)\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)\nAssent date 14 November 2008\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)\nVictims of Crime Assistance Amendment Regulations 2013 (No. 42, 2013)\nNotified 19 December 2013\nCommenced 19 December 2013\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)\nAssent date 2 June 2014\nCommenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,\n(s 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 35\nNorthern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction\nAmendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 34, 2014)\nAssent date 13 November 2014\nCommenced 1 January 2015 (Gaz G51, 24 December 2014, p 7)\nWorkers Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 9,\n2015)\nAssent date 23 April 2015\nCommenced ss 3, 4, 5, 24, 25 and pt 4: 22 May 2015; rem: 1 July 2015\n(Gaz S50, 22 May 2015)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)\nAssent date 19 November 2020\nCommenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)\nCriminal Code Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2022 (Act No. 24, 2022)\nAssent date 31 October 2022\nCommenced 30 April 2023 (Gaz G8, 13 April 2023, p 1)\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023)\nAssent date 17 August 2023\nCommenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S20, 22 March 2024)\nVictims of Crime Assistance Amendment Regulations 2023 (No. 26, 2023)\nDate made 21 December 2023\nCommenced pt 3: 25 March 2024 (r 2(2), s 2 Criminal Justice Legislation\nAmendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023)\nand Gaz S20, 22 March 2024); rem: 2 January 2024 (r 2(1)),\ns 2 Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Act 2023 (Act\nNo. 30, 2023) and Gaz G26, 21 December 2023, p 1)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1, 5, 13, 24 and 26.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 3 amd No. 26, 2023, r 4; Act No. 20, 2023, s 50\nr 4 amd No. 42, 2013, s 5; No. 26, 2023, r 5; Act No. 20, 2023, s 51; No. 26,\n2023, r 22\nr 5 amd Act No. 34, 2007, s 146\nr 6 amd No. 42, 2013, s 5\n7A ins No. 26, 2023, r 23\npt 3 hdg amd No. 26, 2023, r 6\nr 8 amd No. 26, 2023, r 7\nr 9 amd No. 26, 2023, r 8\nr 10 amd No. 26, 2023, r 9\nr 13 amd Act No. 30, 2007, s 59; Act No. 9, 2015, s 31; Act No. 26, 2020, s 3; No.\n26, 2023, r 10\nr 14 amd No. 42, 2013, s 5; No. 26, 2023, r 11\nr 15 amd No. 26, 2023, r 12; Act No. 20, 2023, s 52; No. 26, 2023, r 24\nr 16 amd No. 36, 2007, r 3, No. 42, 2013, s 5; No. 26, 2023, r 13\n\nENDNOTES\nVictims of Crime Assistance Regulations 2007 36\nr 17 amd No. 45, 2013, s5\nrep No. 26, 2023, r 14\npt 6 hdg sub No. 26, 2023, r 15\nr 24 amd No. 26, 2023, r 16\nr 25 amd Act No. 34, 2014, s 28\nsub No. 26, 2023, r 17\nr 26 amd Act No. 30, 2007, s 59; Act No. 28, 2008, s 4; No. 42, 2013, s 3;\nAct No. 19, 2014, s 26; Act No. 9, 2015, s 31; Act No. 26, 2020, s 3\npt 9 hdg ins No. 42, 2013, s 4\nr 30 ins No. 40, 2013, s 4\npt 10 hdg ins No. 26, 2023, r 18\nr 31 ins No. 26, 2023, r 18\nsch 1 amd No. 36, 2007, r 4; No. 26, 2023, r 19\nsub Act No. 20, 2023, s 53; No. 26, 2023, r 25\nsch 2 amd Act No. 24, 2022 s 35; No. 26, 2023, r 20\nsub Act No. 20, 2023, s 53; No. 26, 2023, r 25\nsch 3 amd No. 36, 2007, r 5\nsub No. 26, 2023, r 21","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 2007 regulations have expanded significantly through amendments. The 2023 amendments in particular substantially broadened the scope by: (1) adding a fourth category of compensable violent acts (Category 4) specifically for pattern of abuse/domestic violence scenarios and serious aggravated offences; (2) completely restructuring Schedules 1 and 2 to accommodate new sexual offence provisions in the Criminal Code; (3) adding detailed transitional provisions; and (4) expanding the review costs provisions (Part 6) to cover funeral expense assistance. The regulations now handle more complex domestic violence scenarios and interface with more external legislative schemes than originally contemplated."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing between the Regulations, the parent Act (Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006), the Criminal Code, and other legislation (Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007, Return to Work Act 1986)","Multiple defined terms (15+ in regulation 3 alone, plus Schedule-specific definitions)","Complex conditional logic for categorising violent acts—Category 1-4 determinations depend on specific Criminal Code sections, temporal amendments (pre/post 2023 Act commencement), and 'factors of aggravation'","Nested exceptions and qualifications throughout Schedule 1 (e.g., 'if a factor of aggravation applies')","Dual legislative frameworks operating simultaneously—references to Criminal Code 'as in force before' and 'after' commencement of amending Acts create parallel offence categories","Mathematical calculations for multiple injuries (regulation 18) and loss of earnings (regulation 23) requiring hierarchical injury ranking and percentage-based reductions","Interaction with workers compensation regime (regulation 13) requiring presumptions and deferral mechanisms","Transitional provisions spanning multiple amendment years (2013, 2023) with different commencement triggers"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the practical rules for how victims of violent crime in the Northern Territory can apply for and receive financial assistance under the *Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006*. They essentially create a detailed \"price list\" and application guide for compensating people who have been hurt by crime.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Primary victims:** People directly injured by a violent crime (physical or psychological)\n*   **Secondary victims:** Family members or dependents of someone killed by a violent crime\n*   **Legal practitioners:** Lawyers helping victims with review proceedings\n*   **Employers and insurers:** Where work-related compensation overlaps with crime victim assistance\n\n**Key things the regulations cover:**\n\n*   **What counts as a \"violent act\":** The regulations list specific criminal offences (mostly from the Criminal Code) and divide them into four categories. Category 1 acts (like certain sexual offences) attract $10,000, while Category 4 acts (the most serious, including patterns of domestic abuse) attract $40,000.\n\n*   **What injuries are compensable:** Schedule 3 contains an extensive list of specific injuries with dollar amounts attached—everything from concussion ($3,000–$10,000) to loss of a limb ($40,000). It covers burns, fractures, brain injuries, psychological disorders, scarring, and domestic violence injuries.\n\n*   **How to apply:** Sets out what information victims must provide, including medical reports, proof of expenses, and details about other compensation (like Medicare or workers compensation).\n\n*   **Special rules for domestic violence:** Recognises that domestic violence often involves a \"pattern of abuse\" (3 or more related acts over time) and allows victims to claim either a standard $10,000 for \"domestic violence injuries\" or claim for individual injuries separately.\n\n*   **Multiple injuries:** If you have several injuries from one crime, you get 100% of the highest amount, plus 30% of the second highest, plus 15% of the third highest.\n\n*   **Loss of earnings:** Calculates weekly payments at 75% of the difference between your pre-injury earnings and post-injury earnings, capped at 75% of average weekly earnings.\n\n*   **Review costs:** Specifies when the Territory must pay legal costs if a victim successfully challenges a decision in the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT).\n\n*   **Levy exemptions:** Lists which offenders don't have to pay the victims assistance levy (mostly minor traffic and local government offences).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations turn the broad principles of the Act into actionable entitlements. They give victims certainty about what financial help they can expect and create a structured, predictable system for assessing claims—reducing discretion and potential inconsistency in decision-making."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, this appears to be a remake or update of existing Regulations (originally from 2007) rather than a substantive expansion or reduction in scope. The Regulations continue to serve their original purpose of providing operational detail for the Victims of Crime Assistance scheme. No evidence of scope change is apparent from the metadata alone, though minor updates to amounts or procedures are likely given the refresh."},"complexity_factors":["Subordinate legislation (Regulations) — meaning it only makes sense when read alongside the parent Act, requiring knowledge of two documents","Limited metadata provided — the actual content of the Regulations is not included, making full analysis impossible","Potential for multiple cross-references to the parent Act and other legislative instruments","Financial assistance schemes can involve detailed eligibility criteria and calculation methods that add technical complexity","Recent commencement (March 2024) means transitional provisions may apply to older claims"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations provide the practical rules for accessing victim assistance under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act (ACT): how to apply, what forms and evidence are required, and the detailed eligibility, timeframes and payment amounts that the Act leaves to subordinate rules. They affect crime victims in the ACT, the practitioners who assist them, and agencies administering the scheme. The remade Regulations (Regs No. 26 of 2023) took effect 25 March 2024."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations as currently in force have expanded and updated scope compared with their original 2007 text. Key scope changes include: (1) addition and reclassification of compensable violent acts to reflect amendments in the Criminal Code (notably the Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023) — including a new category 4 that covers patterns of abuse and combinations of listed offences (regulation 14; Schedule 1, Part 4; regulation 7A); (2) updated cross-references and qualifications in Schedules 1 and 2 to align with Criminal Code amendments (schedules amended by 2023 and 2022 Acts); (3) procedural and evidentiary amendments to application requirements and examiner powers (regs 8–11, 28–29, as amended in 2023); and (4) transitional provisions applying the 2023 amendments to all applications made after commencement and to pending applications (regulation 31). These changes broaden the set of eligible offences and refine eligibility rules and administrative procedures, increasing both the substantive reach of compensable acts and the regulatory detail governing applications and assessments."},"complexity_factors":["Three schedules that map offences and injuries to categories and dollar amounts (Schedules 1–3).","Four compensable violent act categories with conditional placement depending on factors of aggravation and patterns of abuse (regulation 14; regulation 7).","Extensive cross-references to the Criminal Code and multiple amendment Acts (notably the Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 and Criminal Code Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2022) — requires tracking external statutory change (regulation 7A; schedules).","Many defined thresholds and durations for injuries (e.g., weeks, TBSA percentages, visual acuity measures) in Schedule 3, creating fine-grained factual tests.","Nested conditional logic for multiple injuries (regulation 18) with percentage reductions and a cap on the number of injuries payable.","Interface with other statutory schemes (Return to Work Act) and a presumption rule with a narrow exception (regulation 13).","Medical-evidence rules: required specialist reports for psychological disorders and power for assessors to require examinations by approved examiners (regulations 10(2)(b), 28–29).","Levy exceptions with a list of varied public-law offences and transitional timing rules (regulation 26; regulation 30).","Procedural rules about amendment, lodgment and cost recovery that create administrative discretion and reviewable outcomes (regulations 11, 24–25)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What these regulations do (mechanically)\n\n- Set out which criminal acts count as \"violent acts\" for the purpose of victims' financial assistance and group those acts into four compensable categories with fixed \"standard amounts\" for each category (regulation 14; Schedule 1, Part 5).\n- Define which physical injuries and psychological/psychiatric conditions qualify for fixed monetary awards and list the dollar amounts for each listed injury or condition (regulation 16; Schedule 3, Part 2).\n- Specify the documents and information applicants must supply when applying for an interim payment or an award (regulations 8–11), how the assessor may require medical examinations (regulations 28–29), and how the Director handles amendments and additional material (regulation 11).\n- Provide rules for combining multiple injuries from the same violent act and how awards are reduced where an injury is aggravated by a pre-existing condition (regulations 18–19).\n- Prescribe how weekly loss-of-earnings payments are calculated (regulation 23) and set the legal costs recoverable in review proceedings (regulations 24–25).\n- Specify who is exempt from the victims assistance levy (regulation 26) and include transitional rules for amendments made in 2013 and 2023 (regulations 30–31).\n\n**Who is affected\n\n- Eligible victims of violent criminal acts in the Northern Territory seeking financial assistance under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006 (including primary and certain secondary victims).\n- People applying for interim payments (short-term help) or awards (final financial assistance) — they must supply specified evidence and may need medical reports.\n- Assessors and the Director (administrative decision-makers) who apply the rules and can require examinations by approved examiners (regulations 28–29).\n- The Northern Territory government (which funds awards and reimburses certain costs) and contributors to the victims assistance levy (with certain public-law offences excluded — regulation 26).\n- Parties to related compensation regimes (for example, the Return to Work Act) because the assessor must generally presume a claimant of workers' compensation is not entitled under that scheme when deciding a victims assistance claim, with limited exceptions (regulation 13).\n\n**Why it matters (concrete effects and incentives)\n\n- Eligibility and award amounts are largely deterministic: listed offences map to categories (regulation 14; Schedule 1) and listed injuries map to fixed sums (Schedule 3). That narrows administrative discretion on amounts but requires careful matching of the victim's condition to the Schedule descriptions.\n- The Territory pays awards and some documentary costs (regulation 12), creating a fiscal obligation on government. The levy scheme (and its exceptions at regulation 26) determines who contributes to the victims assistance fund.\n- Applicants face information and evidence burdens: invoices, payslips, employer statements, and, for certain psychological disorders, written specialist reports (regulation 10(2)). Assessors may require further medical examination by approved examiners (regulations 28–29), which affects applicants' time and medical costs (though the Territory pays reasonable expenses for people who must provide documents — regulation 12).\n- The interaction with workers' compensation claims is important: where a claimant has an unresolved Return to Work Act claim, the assessor must presume they are not entitled to that compensation and decide the victims application on that basis unless exceptional circumstances justify deferral (regulation 13). That creates an incentive dynamic for timing and forum shopping by claimants.\n- Procedural routes for review are structured: the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT) can vary or set aside assessor decisions; in defined circumstances the Territory must pay the applicant's review costs (regulation 25), which affects the practical cost of litigating for applicants.\n\n**Notes on structure and legal mechanics to watch (source-identified, then tested against costs and trade-offs)\n\n- Source claim: The schedules and categories make awards predictable. Mechanic: Schedules 1 and 3 list offences and injuries and attach dollar figures (regulation 14; Schedule 3). Trade-off: predictability reduces discretion but can misprice some harms because only listed injuries or \"most similar\" injuries qualify and assessors must determine similarity (regulation 16(1)(b)). This creates assessment risk and potential for appeals.\n- Source claim: The law targets particular sexual and violent offences. Mechanic: Schedule 1 cross-references Criminal Code sections; the 2023 amendments update those references (regulation 7A; schedules amended). Trade-off: frequent dependence on Criminal Code definitions increases administrative complexity and requires assessors to track criminal-law changes.\n- Source claim: Applicants for psychological injury must provide specialist reports. Mechanic: regulation 10(2)(b) requires a written report for category 1 or 2 psychological/psychiatric disorders; assessors can require an approved examiner (regulation 29). Cost/incentive: medical-report requirements raise applicant cost and delay but are intended to limit speculative awards; the Territory covers some costs of document provision (regulation 12), but not necessarily all assessment costs, exposing applicants to upfront expenses.\n- Source claim: Multiple injuries are capped in aggregate. Mechanic: regulation 18 prescribes a formula (100% of most serious, 30% of second, 15% of third; no award for further injuries). Effect: concentrated benefits for the most serious injury and diminishing returns for multiple injuries; claimants must prioritise which injuries to identify as first/second/third.\n\n**Practical compliance and implementation risks\n\n- Cross-referencing the Criminal Code and its amendments (including the 2023 sexual offences reform) means assessors and lawyers must follow external statutory changes (regulation 7A; schedules amended by 2023 Act).\n- Disputes about whether an injury is \"similar\" to a listed injury (regulation 16(1)(b)) and the duration thresholds in Schedule 3 create factual questions that increase review risk.\n- Interaction with workers' compensation claims (regulation 13) can create timing and strategic incentives for claimants and employers and may generate extra litigation or deferred decisions.\n\n**Where the money and decisions come from\n\n- Who pays: the Northern Territory (awards and some document costs), funded in part through the victims assistance levy, subject to exemptions (regulation 26).\n- Who decides: initial decisions by assessors and the Director; reviews by NTCAT, with specified rules about costs payable by the Territory if the review succeeds in particular ways (regulation 25).\n\n(References in parentheses are to the regulation or schedule number cited.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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