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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009
sec.23Assistance for victim available only in 1 capacity
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### sec.23 Assistance for victim available only in 1 capacity
This section applies if a person is a victim of an act of violence in 2 or more of the following capacities—
primary victim;
parent secondary victim;
witness secondary victim;
related victim.
The person is eligible for victim assistance in relation to the act of violence in only 1 of the capacities.
This section does not prevent—
a primary victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for the unborn child of the primary victim; or
a witness secondary victim or related victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for—
a primary victim of the act of violence; or
an unborn child of a primary victim of the act of violence.
s 23 amd 2023 No. 23 s 236
(sec.23-ssec.1) This section applies if a person is a victim of an act of violence in 2 or more of the following capacities— primary victim; parent secondary victim; witness secondary victim; related victim.
(sec.23-ssec.2) The person is eligible for victim assistance in relation to the act of violence in only 1 of the capacities.
(sec.23-ssec.3) This section does not prevent— a primary victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for the unborn child of the primary victim; or a witness secondary victim or related victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for— a primary victim of the act of violence; or an unborn child of a primary victim of the act of violence.
- (a) primary victim;
- (b) parent secondary victim;
- (c) witness secondary victim;
- (d) related victim.
- (a) a primary victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for the unborn child of the primary victim; or
- (b) a witness secondary victim or related victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for— (i) a primary victim of the act of violence; or (ii) an unborn child of a primary victim of the act of violence.
- (i) a primary victim of the act of violence; or
- (ii) an unborn child of a primary victim of the act of violence.
- (i) a primary victim of the act of violence; or
- (ii) an unborn child of a primary victim of the act of violence.