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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009
sec.46Composition of assistance—witness to less serious act of violence
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### sec.46 Composition of assistance—witness to less serious act of violence
The assistance granted under section 44 (1) (b) to a witness secondary victim of a less serious 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 witnessing the act of violence;
reasonable medical expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of witnessing the act of violence;
reasonable incidental travel expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of witnessing 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 ).
- (a) reasonable counselling expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of witnessing the act of violence;
- (b) reasonable medical expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of witnessing the act of violence;
- (c) reasonable incidental travel expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of witnessing 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 ).