{"id":"sl-2016-10","name":"Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016","slug":"victims-of-crime-financial-assistance-regulation-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"10 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173930,"registerId":"act-sl-2016-10-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nRegulation 2016\nSL2016-10\nmade under the\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016\nRepublication No 10\nEffective: 1 July 2025\nRepublication date: 1 July 2025\nLast amendment made by SL2025-9\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016, made\nunder the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016 (including any amendment made\nunder the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 July 2025. It also\nincludes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n1 July 2025.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nRegulation 2016\nmade under the\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Maximum total financial assistance—Act, s 24 2\n6 Immediate need payment—Act, s 26 (3) 3\n7 Economic loss payment—Act, s 27 (2) 4\n8 Recognition payment for primary victim—Act, s 28 (2) 5\n9 Recognition payment for class A related victim—Act, s 29 (2) 7\n10 Recognition payment for class B related victim—Act, s 30 (2) 7\n11 Funeral expenses—Act, s 53 (b) 7\n12 Limitation on lawyers legal costs—Act, s 96 (1) 7\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR10\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary 8\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 9\n2 Abbreviation key 9\n3 Legislation history 10\n4 Amendment history 12\n5 Earlier republications 13\n\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nRegulation 2016\nmade under the\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR10\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance)\nRegulation 2016.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the\ndefinition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or\nthe contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and\ns 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n5 Maximum total financial assistance—Act, s 24\n(1) The following amounts are prescribed:\n(a) for a primary victim—$65 534;\n(b) for a class A related victim—$39 318;\n(c) for a class B related victim—$26 213;\n(d) for a class C related victim—$13 105;\n(e) for a homicide witness—$13 105.\n(2) However, if an application for financial assistance relates only to an\nact of violence that occurs in the course of an offence mentioned in\nthe Act, schedule 1, division 1.2.2 (Family violence offences), the\namount prescribed is $13 105.\n\nSection 6\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n6 Immediate need payment—Act, s 26 (3)\n(1) A need mentioned in an item in table 6, column 2 is prescribed as an\nimmediate need for which an immediate need payment may be made.\n(2) A condition mentioned in an item in table 6, column 3, is prescribed\nas a condition to making the immediate need payment for the\nimmediate need mentioned in the item, column 2.\n(3) An amount mentioned in an item in table 6, column 4 is prescribed as\nthe maximum amount of the immediate need payment for the\nimmediate need mentioned in the item, column 2.\nTable 6 Immediate need\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\nimmediate need\ncolumn 3\ncondition\ncolumn 4\nmaximum\namount payable\n1 cleaning scene of homicide $5 000\n2 measures for personal security of a victim $4 000\n3 relocation for personal security of a victim $4 000\n4 emergency medical costs and related services\nthat would contribute to victim’s recovery\nonly available if\napplicant does not\nhave financial\nability to pay for\ntreatment or\nservice\nnot available for\nhomicide witness\n$10 000\n(4) The maximum aggregate amount of all immediate need payments that\nmay be made for a single act of violence is $10 000.\n\nSection 7\npage 4 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR10\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Economic loss payment—Act, s 27 (2)\n(1) A loss mentioned in an item in table 7, column 2 is prescribed as an\neconomic loss for which an economic loss payment may be made.\n(2) A condition mentioned in an item in table 7, column 3 is prescribed\nas a condition to making the economic loss payment for the economic\nloss mentioned in the item, column 2.\n(3) An amount mentioned in an item in table 7, column 4 is prescribed as\nthe maximum amount of the economic loss payment for the economic\nloss mentioned in the item, column 2.\nTable 7 Economic loss\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\neconomic loss\ncolumn 3\ncondition\ncolumn 4\nmaximum\namount\npayable\n1 expenses for counselling or other psychological\nsupport\nonly available if the\nperson applying for\nfinancial assistance\nwas not able to\naccess appropriate\ncounselling or other\npsychological\nsupport under the\nvictims services\nscheme\n2 expenses, other than legal costs, incurred in\nmaking the application\n3 medical and dental expenses not available for a\nhomicide witness\n4 travel expenses not available for a\nhomicide witness\n5 justice related expenses not available for a\nhomicide witness\n$5 000\n\nSection 8\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\neconomic loss\ncolumn 3\ncondition\ncolumn 4\nmaximum\namount\npayable\n6 loss of actual earnings (including loss of\nearnings incurred by the parent or carer of a\nprimary victim as a result of an act of violence)\nnot available for a\nhomicide witness\n$30 000\n7 reasonable expenses incurred by the parent or\ncarer of a primary victim as a result of an act of\nviolence\nan amount given to\na parent or carer for\nthe expenses\nmentioned in\ncolumn 2 is counted\nas part of the\nmaximum amount\nprescribed for the\nprimary victim\nunder s 5\nnot available for a\nhomicide witness\n8 other expenses in exceptional circumstances not available for a\nhomicide witness\n9 loss of or damage to personal items only available for a\nprimary victim\n$1 500\nNote For the economic loss mentioned in table 7, col 2, item 2, lawyers legal costs are limited—\nsee the Act, s 96.\n8 Recognition payment for primary victim—Act, s 28 (2)\n(1) An offence mentioned in an item in table 8, column 2 is prescribed as\nan offence in the course of which the act of violence must occur for a\nrecognition payment.\n(2) An amount mentioned in an item in table 8, column 3 is prescribed as\nthe amount payable as a recognition payment for the offence\nmentioned in the item, column 2.\n\nSection 8\npage 6 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR10\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) If the Crimes Act 1900, section 66 (1) (b), applies to an offence\nmentioned in table 8, column 2, item 3, the offence is taken to be an\noffence mentioned in table 8, column 2, item 6.\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$19 659\n2 attempt or conspiracy to commit homicide $19 659\n3 sexual offence punishable by imprisonment for\n10 years or more, but less than 14 years\n$10 485\n4 offence against the person resulting in grievous\nbodily harm\n$10 485\n5 attempt or conspiracy to commit a sexual offence\npunishable by imprisonment for 14 years or more\n$10 485\n6 sexual offence punishable by imprisonment for\nless than 10 years\n$2 619\n7 offence against the person resulting in actual\nbodily harm\n$2 619\n8 robbery in company or with an offensive weapon $2 619\n9 attempt or conspiracy to commit a sexual offence\npunishable by imprisonment for 10 years or\nmore, but less than 14 years\n$2 619\n10 attempt, threat or conspiracy to commit an\noffence against the person resulting in grievous\nbodily harm\n$2 619\n11 offence involving deprivation of liberty\n(including kidnapping, forcible confinement)\n$2 619\n12 offence against the person not resulting in actual\nbodily harm\n$1 309\n\nSection 9\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\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\n10 years\n$1 309\n14 attempt, threat or conspiracy to commit an\noffence against the person resulting in actual\nbodily harm\n$1 309\n9 Recognition payment for class A related victim—\nAct, s 29 (2)\nThe amount prescribed is $26 213.\n10 Recognition payment for class B related victim—\nAct, s 30 (2)\nThe amount prescribed is $13 105.\n11 Funeral expenses—Act, s 53 (b)\nThe amount prescribed is $8 000.\n12 Limitation on lawyers legal costs—Act, s 96 (1)\n(1) The amount prescribed for legal services that relate to an application\nfor financial assistance is $1 410.\n(2) The amount prescribed for legal services that relate to an appeal or\nreview process for financial assistance is $2 820.\n\nDictionary\npage 8 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR10\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• lawyer\n• may (see s 146)\n• must (see s 146).\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016 (see Legislation\nAct, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Victims\nof Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016, dict:\n• act of violence (see s 7)\n• class A related victim (see s 13)\n• class B related victim (see s 14)\n• class C related victim (see s 15)\n• economic loss payment\n• financial assistance\n• homicide witness (see s 16)\n• immediate need payment\n• primary victim (see s 11)\n• recognition payment\n• related victim (see s 12).\nvictim includes a homicide witness, primary victim and related\nvictim.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 10 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR10\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016 SL2016-10\nnotified LR 12 May 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 May 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2016 (s 2 and see Victims of Crime\n(Financial Assistance) Act 2016 A2016-12, s 2 (1) (a))\nas amended by\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2016\n(No 1) SL2016-25\nnotified LR 31 August 2016\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2016 (LA s 75 (2))\ns 4 taken to have commenced 1 July 2016 (s 2 (1))\ns 5 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2 (2))\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2018\n(No 1) SL2018-20\nnotified LR 30 October 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 October 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 31 October 2018 (s 2)\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2019\n(No 1) SL2019-12\nnotified LR 27 June 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 June 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2019 (s 2)\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2020\n(No 1) SL2020-23\nnotified LR 29 June 2020\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 June 2020 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2020 (s 2)\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2021\n(No 1) SL2021-11\nnotified LR 30 June 2021\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2021 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2021 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2022\n(No 1) SL2022-11\nnotified LR 30 June 2022\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2022 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2022 (s 2)\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2023\n(No 1) SL2023-13\nnotified LR 29 June 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 June 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2023 (s 2)\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2024\n(No 1) SL2024-7\nnotified LR 27 June 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 June 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2024 (s 2)\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2025\n(No 1) SL2025-9\nnotified LR 30 June 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2025 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 12 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR10\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nMaximum total financial assistance—Act, s 24\ns 5 sub SL2018-20 s 4; SL2019-12 s 4; SL2020-23 s 4;\nSL2021-11 s 4; SL2022-11 s 4; SL2023-13 s 4\nam SL2024-7 s 4, s 5; SL2025-9 s 4, s 5\nImmediate need payment—Act, s 26 (3)\ns 6 table 6 am SL2016-25 s 4\nEconomic loss payment—Act, s 27 (2) s 4\ns 7 table 7 am SL2016-25 s 5\nRecognition payment for primary victim—Act, s 28 (2)\ns 8 am SL2020-23 s 5; SL2025-9 s 6, s 7; ss renum R10 LA\ns 8 table sub SL2018-20 s 5; SL2019-12 s 5; SL2020-23 s 6;\nSL2021-11 s 5; SL2022-11 s 5; SL2023-13 s 5;\nSL2024-7 s 6; SL2025-9 s 8\nRecognition payment for class A related victim—Act, s 29 (2)\ns 9 am SL2018-20 s 6; SL2019-12 s 6; SL2020-23 s 7; SL2021-11\ns 6; SL2022-11 s 6; SL2023-13 s 6; SL2024-7 s 7; SL2025-9\ns 9\nRecognition payment for class B related victim—Act, s 30 (2)\ns 10 am SL2018-20 s 7; SL2019-12 s 7; SL2020-23 s 8; SL2021-11\ns 7; SL2022-11 s 7; SL2023-13 s 7; SL2024-7 s 8; SL2025-9\ns 10\nLimitation on lawyers legal costs—Act, s 96 (1)\ns 12 sub SL2022-11 s 8; SL2023-13 s 8\nam SL2024-7 s 9, s 10; SL2025-9 s 11, s 12\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR10\n01/07/25\nVictims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n1 July 2016\n1 July 2016–\n31 Aug 2016\nnot amended new regulation\nR1 (RI)\n31 Aug 2016\n1 July 2016–\n31 Aug 2016\nSL2016-25 reissued for\nretrospective\namendments by\nSL2016-25\nR2\n1 Sept 2016\n1 Sept 2016–\n30 Oct 2018\nSL2016-25 amendments by\nSL2016-25\nR3\n31 Oct 2018\n31 Oct 2018–\n30 June 2019\nSL2018-20 amendments by\nSL2018-20\nR4\n1 July 2019\n1 July 2019–\n30 June 2020\nSL2019-12 amendments by\nSL2019-12\nR5\n1 July 2020\n1 July 2020–\n30 June 2021\nSL2020-23 amendments by\nSL2020-23\nR6\n1 July 2021\n1 July 2021–\n30 June 2022\nSL2021-11 amendments by\nSL2021-11\nR7\n1 July 2022\n1 July 2022–\n30 June 2023\nSL2022-11 amendments by\nSL2022-11\nR8\n1 July 2023\n1 July 2023–\n30 June 2024\nSL2023-13 amendments by\nSL2023-13\nR9\n1 July 2024\n1 July 2024–\n30 June 2025\nSL2024-7 amendments by\nSL2024-7\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original purpose of setting specific monetary amounts and conditions for the victims of crime financial assistance scheme. While the amounts have been indexed upward through annual amendments (evidenced by 9 amendment regulations between 2016-2025), the scope remains confined to prescribing payment rates and eligibility conditions as originally intended. No expansion into new policy areas or victim categories has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Short document (13 pages, 12 substantive sections)","Straightforward tabular structure for payment schedules (Tables 6, 7, and 8)","Minimal cross-referencing – primarily refers back to the parent Act for definitions","Simple conditional logic (mostly 'if X, then Y' conditions in tables)","Only 1 defined term in the dictionary ('victim'), with other terms imported from the parent Act","No nested exceptions or complex procedural requirements","Annual indexing amendments create version complexity but don't affect structural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation under the ACT Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act prescribes exact dollar caps and conditions for payments to primary victims, related victims (classes A–C), and homicide witnesses. It sets maximum totals, immediate‑need and economic‑loss payments, recognition and other specific lump sums (funeral, legal), and annual indexing. By turning the Act’s framework into fixed entitlements, it clarifies what victims can claim and limits scheme costs."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation’s monetary caps and specified payment entries have been amended repeatedly (see Amendment history and Endnotes), so the quantum of assistance and table entries have changed since original enactment. The regulation still prescribes the same categories of payments and relies on the Act for definitions, but the prescribed amounts and some table contents have been varied over time (see Endnotes 3–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple discrete payment categories with distinct maxima (immediate need, economic loss, recognition, funeral) (ss 5–11)","Different caps for victim classes (primary, class A–C, homicide witness) requiring correct classification (s 5; dictionary)","Itemised conditions and exclusions for specific payments (eg. counselling, travel, medical expenses, homicide witness exclusions) (tables in ss 6–7)","Aggregate limits that cap total immediate need payments per act ($10,000) and overall caps by victim class (s 6(4); s 5)","Recognition payments tiered by offence severity, needing reference to Crimes Act sentencing bands (s 8, table 8)","Limit on legal fees with different amounts for applications and appeals, creating compliance and billing constraints (s 12)","Heavy cross‑referencing to the principal Act and to definitions in the regulation dictionary (s 3; dictionary), increasing interpretive steps","Frequent historical amendments to amounts and tables (amendment history/endnotes) mean practitioners must track current republished values"],"plain_english_summary":"Prescribes the dollar amounts, caps and conditional rules for financial assistance under the ACT victims‑of‑crime scheme: immediate need payments, economic loss payments, recognition payments by offence, funeral expenses and limits on lawyers’ fees. It applies to primary victims, class A–C related victims and homicide witnesses and sets who may claim and how much the Territory will pay. Because many items are conditional or excluded for particular categories (for example homicide witnesses) and total caps apply, claimants face documentation and eligibility checks before payments are made."},"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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