278Meaning of “victim”

#### 278 Meaning of “victim” 278 Meaning of “victim” > > (1) In this Part, victim means the following— > > > > > (a) a victim, in relation to an offender within the meaning of this Act, of— > > > > > > > (i) an offence for which the offender is serving a sentence of imprisonment, or > > > > > > > (ii) an offence taken into account under the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092), Part 3, Division 3 at the time the offender was sentenced for the offence referred to in subparagraph (i), > > > > > (b) a victim of a serious offence, if the offender is— > > > > > > > (i) an offender within the meaning of the [Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-007), and > > > > > > > (ii) serving, or has at any time served, a sentence of imprisonment for the serious offence, > > > > > (c) a victim of an offence of a sexual nature, if the offender is— > > > > > > > (i) an offender within the meaning of the [Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-007), and > > > > > > > (ii) serving a sentence of imprisonment for the offence of a sexual nature, > > > > > (d) a victim of an indictable offence, if the offence resulted in the offender being a convicted NSW terrorist offender or convicted NSW underlying terrorism offender. > > > (2) A victim includes a person who, as a direct result of an act committed, or apparently committed, by an offender or high risk offender in the course of an offence— > > > > > (a) suffers actual physical bodily harm, mental illness or nervous shock, or > > > > > (b) has property deliberately taken, destroyed or damaged. > > > (3) In this section, a reference to a sentence of imprisonment includes a sentence of imprisonment served by intensive correction, whether or not subject to a home detention condition. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > offence of a sexual nature has the same meaning as in the [Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-007). > > > > serious offence has the same meaning as in the [Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-007). > > **s 278:** Ins 2022 No 1, Sch 1\[14\].