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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
214Meaning of victim
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214 Meaning of victim
(1) For this Act, each of the following is a victim of an offender:
(a) a person (a primary victim) who suffers harm because of an
offence by the offender;
(b) if a primary victim dies because of an offence by the offender—
a person who was financially or psychologically dependent on
the primary victim immediately before the primary victim’s
death.
because of—see the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005, section 47.
harm—see the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005, section 47.