sec.26Who is a primary, secondary, parent secondary, witness secondary or related victim

### sec.26 Who is a primary, secondary, parent secondary, witness secondary or related victim A primary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who dies or is injured as a direct result of the act being committed against the person. A secondary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who is a parent secondary victim or witness secondary victim of the act. A parent secondary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who— is a parent of a child who is injured as a direct result of the act being committed against the child; and is injured as a direct result of becoming aware of the act. A witness secondary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who is injured as a direct result of witnessing the act. A related victim , of an act of violence, is a person who is a close family member, or a dependant, of a primary victim of the act who has died as a direct result of the act. However, a person is not a victim of an act of violence, of a kind mentioned in subsections (1) to (5) , if the person committed the act. In this section— close family member , of a primary victim of an act of violence who has died as a direct result of the act, means a family member of the primary victim who had a genuine personal relationship with the primary victim when the primary victim died. (sec.26-ssec.1) A primary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who dies or is injured as a direct result of the act being committed against the person. (sec.26-ssec.2) A secondary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who is a parent secondary victim or witness secondary victim of the act. (sec.26-ssec.3) A parent secondary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who— is a parent of a child who is injured as a direct result of the act being committed against the child; and is injured as a direct result of becoming aware of the act. (sec.26-ssec.4) A witness secondary victim , of an act of violence, is a person who is injured as a direct result of witnessing the act. (sec.26-ssec.5) A related victim , of an act of violence, is a person who is a close family member, or a dependant, of a primary victim of the act who has died as a direct result of the act. (sec.26-ssec.6) However, a person is not a victim of an act of violence, of a kind mentioned in subsections (1) to (5) , if the person committed the act. (sec.26-ssec.7) In this section— close family member , of a primary victim of an act of violence who has died as a direct result of the act, means a family member of the primary victim who had a genuine personal relationship with the primary victim when the primary victim died. - (a) is a parent of a child who is injured as a direct result of the act being committed against the child; and - (b) is injured as a direct result of becoming aware of the act.