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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009
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### sec.202 Pools of assistance
This section applies to an application made by any of the following victims of an act of violence that is an application decided after the commencement—
a parent secondary victim;
a witness secondary victim;
a related victim.
The new entitlement provisions apply in relation to the application.
Subsection (4) applies if—
a proportion of an assistance limit was granted before the commencement to another victim of the act of violence; and
the assistance limit would have applied to the applicant had the amending Act not commenced.
Despite subsection (2), the previous entitlement provisions and the ancillary provisions apply in relation to the application.
This section applies subject to section 201.
In this section—
ancillary provisions means—
previous sections 71, 72, 85(3) and 90(e); and
for a parent secondary victim—previous sections 53 and 55(3); and
for a related victim—previous sections 53, 55(3) and 85(2)(b) and (4).
entitlement provisions means—
for a parent secondary victim—chapter 3, part 5; or
for a witness secondary victim—chapter 3, part 6; or
for a related victim—chapter 3, part 7.
s 202 ins 2017 No. 8 s 92
(sec.202-ssec.1) This section applies to an application made by any of the following victims of an act of violence that is an application decided after the commencement— a parent secondary victim; a witness secondary victim; a related victim.
(sec.202-ssec.2) The new entitlement provisions apply in relation to the application.
(sec.202-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— a proportion of an assistance limit was granted before the commencement to another victim of the act of violence; and the assistance limit would have applied to the applicant had the amending Act not commenced.
(sec.202-ssec.4) Despite subsection (2), the previous entitlement provisions and the ancillary provisions apply in relation to the application.
(sec.202-ssec.5) This section applies subject to section 201.
(sec.202-ssec.6) In this section— ancillary provisions means— previous sections 71, 72, 85(3) and 90(e); and for a parent secondary victim—previous sections 53 and 55(3); and for a related victim—previous sections 53, 55(3) and 85(2)(b) and (4). entitlement provisions means— for a parent secondary victim—chapter 3, part 5; or for a witness secondary victim—chapter 3, part 6; or for a related victim—chapter 3, part 7.
- (a) a parent secondary victim;
- (b) a witness secondary victim;
- (c) a related victim.
- (a) a proportion of an assistance limit was granted before the commencement to another victim of the act of violence; and
- (b) the assistance limit would have applied to the applicant had the amending Act not commenced.
- (a) previous sections 71, 72, 85(3) and 90(e); and
- (b) for a parent secondary victim—previous sections 53 and 55(3); and
- (c) for a related victim—previous sections 53, 55(3) and 85(2)(b) and (4).
- (a) for a parent secondary victim—chapter 3, part 5; or
- (b) for a witness secondary victim—chapter 3, part 6; or
- (c) for a related victim—chapter 3, part 7.