sec.39Composition of assistance

### sec.39 Composition of assistance The assistance granted under section 38 (1) to a primary victim of an act of violence may consist of 1 or more of the following components— reasonable counselling expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence; reasonable medical expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence; reasonable incidental travel expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence; reasonable report expenses incurred by the victim for the victim’s application for assistance (including expenses incurred for an examination under section 73 ); loss of earnings of up to $20,000 suffered, or reasonably likely to be suffered, by the victim, as a direct result of the act of violence, during a period of up to 2 years after the act of violence; expenses incurred by the victim for loss of or damage to clothing the victim was wearing when the act of violence happened; if exceptional circumstances exist for the victim, other reasonable expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim to significantly help the victim recover from the act of violence; relocation expenses costs of securing the victim’s place of residence or business special assistance in relation to the act of violence. s 39 amd 2017 No. 8 s 34 - (a) reasonable counselling expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence; - (b) reasonable medical expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence; - (c) reasonable incidental travel expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence; - (d) reasonable report expenses incurred by the victim for the victim’s application for assistance (including expenses incurred for an examination under section 73 ); - (e) loss of earnings of up to $20,000 suffered, or reasonably likely to be suffered, by the victim, as a direct result of the act of violence, during a period of up to 2 years after the act of violence; - (f) expenses incurred by the victim for loss of or damage to clothing the victim was wearing when the act of violence happened; - (g) if exceptional circumstances exist for the victim, other reasonable expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim to significantly help the victim recover from the act of violence; Examples of other reasonable expenses— • relocation expenses • costs of securing the victim’s place of residence or business - • relocation expenses - • costs of securing the victim’s place of residence or business - (h) special assistance in relation to the act of violence. - • relocation expenses - • costs of securing the victim’s place of residence or business