{"id":"sl-2026-8","name":"Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2026 (No 1)","slug":"victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-amendment-regulation-2026-no-1","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":493892,"registerId":"act-sl-2026-8-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-06-26","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2026 (No 1)","content":"J2026-381\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nAmendment Regulation 2026 (No 1)\nSubordinate Law SL2026-8\nThe Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under\nthe Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016.\nDated 22 June 2026.\nANDREW BARR\nChief Minister\nTARA CHEYNE\nMinister\n\nJ2026-381\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nAmendment Regulation 2026 (No 1)\nSubordinate Law SL2026-8\nmade under the\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 1\n2 Commencement 1\n3 Legislation amended 1\n4 Section 5 (1) 1\n5 Section 5 (2) 1\n6 Table 8 2\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment\n7 Section 9 3\n8 Section 10 3\n9 Section 12 (1) 3\n10 Section 12 (2) 4\n\nSL2026-8 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nAmendment Regulation 2026 (No 1).\n2 Commencement\nThis regulation commences on 1 July 2026.\nNote The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on\nthe notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).\n3 Legislation amended\nThis regulation amends the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nRegulation 2016.\n4 Section 5 (1)\n(1) The following amounts are prescribed:\n(a) for a primary victim—$67 959;\n(b) for a class A related victim—$40 773;\n(c) for a class B related victim—$27 183;\n(d) for a class C related victim—$13 590;\n(e) for a homicide witness—$13 590.\n5 Section 5 (2)\nomit\n$13 105\n$13 590\n\n6 Table 8\nTable 8 Recognition payment for primary victim\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence in course of which act of violence\nmust occur\ncolumn 3\nrecognition payment\n1 sexual offence punishable by imprisonment for\n14 years or more\n$20 386\n2 attempt or conspiracy to commit homicide $20 386\n3 sexual offence punishable by imprisonment for\n10 years or more, but less than 14 years\n4 offence against the person resulting in grievous\n5 attempt or conspiracy to commit a sexual offence\npunishable by imprisonment for 14 years or more\n6 sexual offence punishable by imprisonment for\nless than 10 years\n7 offence against the person resulting in actual\n8 robbery in company or with an offensive weapon $2 716\n9 attempt or conspiracy to commit a sexual offence\npunishable by imprisonment for 10 years or\nmore, but less than 14 years\n10 attempt, threat or conspiracy to commit an\noffence against the person resulting in grievous\n11 offence involving deprivation of liberty\n(including kidnapping, forcible confinement)\n12 offence against the person not resulting in actual\n\nSL2026-8 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence in course of which act of violence\nmust occur\ncolumn 3\nrecognition payment\n13 attempt or conspiracy to commit a sexual offence\npunishable by imprisonment for less than 10\nyears\n14 attempt, threat or conspiracy to commit an\noffence against the person resulting in actual\n7 Section 9\nomit\n$26 213\n$27 183\n8 Section 10\nomit\n$13 105\n$13 590\n9 Section 12 (1)\nomit\n$1 410\n$1 455\n\n10 Section 12 (2)\nomit\n$2 820\n$2 910\nEndnotes\n1 Notification\nNotified under the Legislation Act on 26 June 2026.\n2 Republications of amended laws\nFor the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"_sourceCoverage":{"mode":"whole_source","sourceChars":4511,"sourceSha256":"97514e36aaac8b6b6495777ef9f197e462cc702c6793806502a1b2a2c145c14a","suppliedChars":4511},"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"On the face of this instrument, it updates prescribed amounts and the recognition-payment table without changing the offence categories listed. The supplied text does not state the regulation’s original intent, so comparison with that intent is limited."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument has 10 numbered amendment provisions and one commencement provision.","Section 6 contains a 14-item table linking offence categories to recognition-payment amounts.","The amendments mainly substitute monetary amounts; the supplied text contains little nested or conditional logic."],"plain_english_summary":"This ACT regulation, commencing 1 July 2026 (s 2), changes prescribed financial-assistance amounts under the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016. It sets amounts for victim and homicide-witness categories (s 4), revises recognition payments for primary victims across 14 offence categories (s 6), and updates other amounts in ss 5 and 7–10. This is general legal information, not legal advice. Zoe can make mistakes; a qualified Australian lawyer should check it before you act on or rely on it."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-amendment-regulation-2026-no-1","history":"/api/acts/victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-amendment-regulation-2026-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-amendment-regulation-2026-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-amendment-regulation-2026-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-amendment-regulation-2026-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-amendment-regulation-2026-no-1/documents"}}